both I and my brother vs both my brother and I

The phrases are equally correct, but the second phrase—'both my brother and I'—is more commonplace in English. The order 'my brother and I' is more natural and flows better in a sentence.

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This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

"both I and my brother"

This phrase is used to refer to two people, emphasizing that the statement applies to both individuals.

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Last updated: November 22, 2024

Nov 26, 2017 ... ... both me and my brother is male or both me and my brother are male or both I and my brother is male or both I and my brother are ...
2 days ago ... Both i and my brother know how to play this game as we have had it on console since like 2017 so the tutorials are absolutely useless for us.
Oct 2, 2024 ... When we were little, both I and my brother suffered from asthma. To recover from our illness, we took a lot of medicine. The medicine I was ...
May 15, 2024 ... To start off I am 18 years old as of writing this thread and five years ago both I and my brother were removed from my mother's care and ...
Mar 14, 2014 ... Both I and my brother had the good fortune of teaching members of your family both at Gamble or at West High and we were grieved to hear of ...
So I found out that my father had caused all this, my mother had abandoned me to his care, and that both I and my brother were sexually abused by our ...
Oct 22, 2021 ... Obviously, for the entire graduating year, both I and my brother were working to prepare for that exam. I worked super hard because I had a ...
Aug 24, 2023 ... Both I and my brother will inherit trust assets which included a 3 BR house in South Florida. We both live up North and decided that we ...
Jul 24, 2022 ... Both I and my brother have an Ancestry DNA test. In Ancestry it says that we have 2566cMs in common. I have uploaded both my test and my ...
Apr 29, 2009 ... ... both I and my brother are on low incomes, there has been times when we've had to use some of dad's money to live on. Now all his money has ...

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"both my brother and I"

This phrase is used to refer to two people, emphasizing that the statement applies to both individuals. The order 'my brother and I' is more common and flows better in a sentence.

Show examples from the web [+]
Last updated: November 22, 2024

Sep 27, 2024 ... Is it suspicious if both my brother and I get excused from jury duty for taking care of our dad? Sorry, this post was deleted by the person ...
Feb 24, 2011 ... Pla confirm if i should say "both my brother and I" or "Both my brother and me". I would use "I" because it is the subject, not the object.
Sep 12, 2019 ... I was banned from a game that both my brother and I joined for using duplicate accounts on the same wifi connection... Is there any way I ...
May 1, 2018 ... Both “My brother and I...” and “I and my brother...” are grammatically correct. In polite society, however, it is considered good form or good etiquette for such ...
Sep 1, 2005 ... Both my brother and I took detailed notes throughout the trip, trying to recreate our dialogues word for word.
Nov 27, 2017 ... ... both my brother and I. I was often reminded of why ... I was well aware of the tough adjustment to this new life that they saw for both my brother ...
Nov 6, 2021 ... Is it a coincidence that both my brother and I are aromantic? auroranebula. By auroranebula. November 6, 2021 in Romantic and Aromantic ...
Both my brother and I have found that many of the lessons and skills learned as teacher's kids have helped us be successful in our careers and lives!
Sep 1, 2016 ... Both my brother and I were thus wounded from the beginning. As with most other things, we dealt with our wounds very differently. I began ...
May 9, 2022 ... I grew up hating God and church. My dad was a pastor of a small church in Colorado and my mother was extremely abusive to both my brother and I ...

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