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Is this correct English?"I never thought I would see these kind of days in my life"Thank you.

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

tostyle unI never thought I would see these kinds of days in my life.

You have to use a plural with "these". Otherwise, fine.

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Cool Breeze · Answer

tostyle unIs this correct English?"I never thought I would see these kind of days in my life"

There are at least two opinions about it.

—Usage. The phrase THESE (or THOSE) KIND OF, followed by a plural noun (these kind of flowers; those kind of shoes) is frequently condemned as ungrammatical because it is said to combine a plural demonstrative (these; those) with a singular noun, KIND. Historically, KIND is an unchanged or unmarked plural noun like deer, folk, sheep, and swine, and the construction THESE KIND OF is an old one, occurring in the writings of Shakespeare, Swift, Jane Austen, and, in modern times, Jimmy Carter and Winston Churchill. KIND has also developed the plural KINDS, evidently because of the feeling that the old pattern was incorrect. THESE KIND OF nevertheless persists in use, esp. in less formal speech and writing. In edited, more formal prose, THIS KIND OF and THESE KINDS OF are more common. SORT OF has been influenced by the use of KIND as an unchanged plural: these sort of books. This construction too is often considered incorrect and appears mainly in less formal speech and writing.
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Tostyle un · Answer

Thank you so much!

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