1.Is 'Neither of them could speak Englihs.' different from 'Both of them couldn't speak English.'? 2. Does 'I don't know both of them.'mean 'I don't know any of them.'?
============1.Is 'Neither of them could speak Englihs.' different from 'Both of them couldn't speak English.'? THESE MEAN THE SAME. THEY BOTH IMPLY TWO PEOPLE COULD NOT SPEAK ENGLISH. =============2. Does 'I don't know both of them.'mean 'I don't know any of them.'? IT COULD, BUT 'BOTH' IMPLIES 'TWO'; WHEREAS 'ANY' DOES NOT. 'ANY' COULD BE MORE THAN TWO.