Question
Hi,
Is there a difference in the use of и то и другое and оба or are they more or less synonymous?
Many thanks
Answer
Hi John,
The pronoun и то, и другое is used when we emphasise the difference between two different objects. It means "one and another thing or phenomena", not "two thing or phenomena together". И то, и другое is also used with actions, оба can't be used in this case.
Что ты будешь, бутерброд с сыром или кашу? И то, и другое.
Ты любишь спать или есть? И то, и другое.
Оба (обе) is used when there are two objects with the same qualities.
У меня порвались оба ботинка.
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