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Anon f8r Posted 8 years ago
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(a) great deal of

"It takes great deal of courage to see the world in all its tainted glory, and still to love it" Oscar Wilde

1. Should it be 'a great deal of' or 'great deal of'?

2. Should it be 'and still love it' or 'and still to love it'?

Thank you.

  

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Hongkie 1. Should it be 'a great deal of' or 'great deal of'? a great deal of Your quote is wrongly transcribed.

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Hongkie1. Should it be 'a great deal of' or 'great deal of'?

a great deal of

Your quote is wrongly transcribed. Another online quote source has it as "It takes great courage to see the world in all its tainted glory, and still to love it." However, I cannot find the sentence in the play to which it is ascribed,

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Thank you.

Would it be wrong if we say 'a great deal of courage'?

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My apologies.

I thought 'both' refers to 'and still to love it' and 'and still love it'.

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