*both of the people*

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hello,

Are the following words in bold correct " last week both of the people who meet him…"?

Thanks

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I suggest the following options:

both o the people who met him
both of the people who are going to meet with him
both of the people who will be meeting with him

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Hello, Sir Torsten.

Thank you very much, sir for replying me.
Excuse me sir, I know that “both” refers to two persons or objects. Do “both of the people” mean “two of the people”?

Many thanks

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Both of the people means there are two people and the sentence ‘both of the people’ is part of refers to each of them.

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I’m very grateful to you, Sir Torsten.

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In my view, both the people, both the persons, both of them etc will be more natural than both of the people.

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Many thanks, Sir Anglophile.

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