-each other o one another?-

-each other o one another?-
Nota d'uso
Abitualmente si preferisce usare each other solo quando ci si riferisce a due persone e one another quando ci si riferisce a più di due. Tuttavia, nell'uso comune si tende a ignorare questa distinzione.

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  • each other — each the other; one another (used as a compound reciprocal pronoun): to strike at each other; to hold each other s hands; to love each other. [bef. 1000; ME; OE. See EACH, OTHER] Usage. Although some insist that EACH OTHER be used only in… …   Universalium

  • each other — pronoun Date: before 12th century each of two or more in reciprocal action or relation < looked at each other in surprise > Usage: Some handbooks and textbooks recommend that each other be restricted to reference to two and one another to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • each other — pronoun to one another; one to the other; signifies that a verb applies to two or more entities both as subjects and as direct objects: , Maria and Robert loved each other. Syn: one another …   Wiktionary

  • one another — each other, this one to that one; this one at that one, one to his neighbor …   English contemporary dictionary

  • each\ other — • each other • one another pron Each one the other; one the other. That man and his wife love each other. Bill and Mary gave one another Christmas presents last year. All the children at the party were looking at one another trying to recognize… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • one\ another — • each other • one another pron Each one the other; one the other. That man and his wife love each other. Bill and Mary gave one another Christmas presents last year. All the children at the party were looking at one another trying to recognize… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • one another — one a nother pronoun ** used for saying that each of two or more people does the same thing to the other person or the other people, or has the same relationship with them: EACH OTHER: They all shook hands with one another. The two of them sat… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • each other — W1S1 pron [not used as the subject of a sentence] used to show that each of two or more people does something to the other or others →↑one another ▪ Susan and Robert kissed each other passionately. ▪ The girls looked at each other. ▪ They enjoy… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • one another — one an other W3S3 pron each other ▪ Liz and I have known one another for years. ▪ They often stay at one another s houses …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • one another — each other. [1520 30] Usage. See each other. * * * …   Universalium

  • each other — one another, each to the other …   English contemporary dictionary

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