If I wanted to say, "There are three twos in the English language ...
Dec 26, 2014 · OED does use the spelling twos: A.2.d. two and two, two by two, formerly also by two and two: in groups or sets of two; two at a time; by twos. BUT you're not talking about the …
The origin of "two is company, three is a crowd"
Apr 16, 2016 · The common saying two is company, three's a crowd is often associated with a romantic context: Prov. A way of asking a third person to leave because you want to be alone …
word choice - Which is correct: "in twos" or "by twos"? - English ...
Jun 30, 2017 · I am confused about the preposition in this sentence: The students left the classroom "in twos" or "by twos". Which form is correct?
Meaning of "twos and ones and ones and twos" - English …
Jul 19, 2022 · The exact sequence twos and ones and ones and twos doesn't even occur once in all the millions of books indexed in Google Books. And it only gets 3 hits on the entire Internet …
Two two's makes four - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Oct 9, 2017 · From 1- 3 all are correct. 1) Two and two is four. 2) Two and two make four. 3) Two two's makes four. I am confused about the third example .Can anyone explain it?
Is there a difference between "you two" and "you both"?
Mar 15, 2020 · In the examples above, there is no difference between "you two" and "you both". In practice, nobody would notice any difference in meaning whichever phrase you used. The long …
Two's company; three's a crowd [closed] - English Language
Andy Warhol said, “one's company, two's a crowd, and three's a party.” He is playing with convention here. It is meant to be metaphorical of Andy's social outlook. To answer your …
Indefinite article before the multiplication product: ‘a ten of twos is ...
Mar 25, 2023 · For an article intended for linguists only, I have to unidiomatically translate oral multiplication tables from a South Asian language to reflect the original morphology, and while …
What are "the twos"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
May 18, 2018 · I am a British English native speaker, and I've heard a few references in American media to broadcasts of "x (typically traffic) on the 2s". Google does not reveal any useful …
Which one's correct - "this two" or "these two"?
Aug 9, 2017 · I’m aware that ‘this’ is used for a singular thing while ‘these’ is used for plural. However, I also see people who use the phrase ‘this two’ so I’m not sure which one’s correct.