Re: USAGE: "each other" vs. "each ... the other"

Christophe Grandsire scripsit:

> Not always, as testified by Adam Walker :)) . And how do you explain that I
> *learned* that expression from English texts?
Bah.  :-)

> >  If I read "Each man walked behind the other",
> >I would think the author has blundered, and would correct it to "One
> >man walked behind the other"; i.e. front to back in the ordinary way.
>
> I would agree with you if they were moving.
But why?  Surely on your principles "Each man walked behind the other" means
that they started back to back and walked away from each other....

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