the both of them/both of them: Common Errors in English Usage Entry for Tuesday, June 3, 2014

the both of them/both of them
You can say “the two of them,” as in “the two of them make an interesting couple”; but normally “the” is not used before “both,” as in “both of them have purple hair.”

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