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?
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 …
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 …
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?
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 for lights on police cars, etc
Jul 2, 2017 · 3 Blues and twos create an interesting atmosphere at night. Although British, and arguably informal, blues and twos refers to the lights and sirens together. blues and twos …
Origin of going "number 1" or "number 2" in the bathroom
Apr 13, 2016 · I was wondering about the origin of using the terms "number one" and "number two" for going to the bathroom (for those unaware, number one is urinating, number two is …
Plural of numbers (as nouns) - English Language & Usage Stack …
Mar 14, 2019 · It turns out that different people, and different cultures, express arithmetic calculations differently. "Four twos make an eight" is a reasonable thing to say when …
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.