A lot of years/months/days/hours
According to the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English,
OK: The book took many years to write.
?Don’t say: The book took a lot of years to write.
However, I find quite a few examples of "a lot of years" on the Internet. Is it okay to use "a lot of years" in daily conversation?
How about "a lot of months/days/hours"?
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Snappy I find quite a few examples of "a lot of years" on the Internet. That tells you nothing. Snappy Is it okay to use "a lot of years" in daily conversation?
- Snappy I find quite a few examples of "a lot of years" on the Internet.
- That tells you nothing.
- Snappy Is it okay to use "a lot of years" in daily conversation?
- It depends, as always, on context.
- " is not usual and that you should avoid putting it that way until you are 100% fluent.
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SnappyI find quite a few examples of "a lot of years" on the Internet.
That tells you nothing.
SnappyIs it okay to use "a lot of years" in daily conversation?
It depends, as always, on context. I agree that "The book took a lot of years to write." is not usual and that you should avoid putting it that way until you
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