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Mr. Tom Posted 3 years ago
Vocabulary

A good two hour

Hi

I have often seen structures like a good few year, etc. --could you please tell me which one is correct?

  1. After a good two month, we finally found our lost key.
  2. After a good two months, we finally found our lost key.

Thanks,

Tom

  

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Mr. Tom After a good two months, we finally found our lost key. This one.

  • Mr.
  • Tom After a good two months, we finally found our lost key.
  • This one.
  • "Good" simply means "full" here, but I think it doesn't go so well with large quantities like months.
  • It carries the implication that you might have expected the quantity to be somewhat less than the full amount.
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Mr. TomAfter a good two months, we finally found our lost key.

This one. "Good" simply means "full" here, but I think it doesn't go so well with large quantities like months. It carries the implication that you might have expected the quantity to be somewhat less than the full amount.

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Mr. TomI have often seen structures like a good few year, etc.

They are often used by people with strong regional dialects and accents, as well as not much education.

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The second one is correct; the adjective “good” doesn’t change the rules for “months” or “years.” I only ever seem to hear this in relation to “a good long time,” so you can see the phrase “three hours” or “two months” or “year” as a specific unit of “long time.” It’s relative in its length. You would say someone who went to the corner store to pick up a soda was gone for “a good two hours

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Mr. TomAfter a good two months

Yes, you definitely need the plural here. 'good' is used this way for time, but also for distances and other amounts.

good: not less than; rather more than
(Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

We waited for a good hour.
It's a good three miles to the station.
It takes a good fou

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