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Rpsh Posted 11 years ago
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a mere
We're so very young on the time scale of the universe that we didn't start painting our first pictures until the last 60 seconds of the cosmic year, a mere 30,000 years ago.
Here I'm just curious about that if the phrase "a mere" is a parenthesis or the word "mere" is a parenthesis. If the posterior is right, Is the usage that "a" collocate with a plural word "years" right?
Here I'm just curious about that if the phrase "a mere" is a parenthesis or the word "mere" is a parenthesis. If the posterior is right, Is the usage that "a" collocate with a plural word "years" right?
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rpsh if the phrase "a mere" is a parenthesis or the word "mere" is a parenthesis. What in the world do you mean by that? rpsh Is the usage that "a" collocate with a plural word "years" right?
- rpsh if the phrase "a mere" is a parenthesis or the word "mere" is a parenthesis.
- What in the world do you mean by that?
- rpsh Is the usage that "a" collocate with a plural word "years" right?
- 'a' refers to the noun phrase 'mere 30,000 years'.
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rpsh if the phrase "a mere" is a parenthesis or the word "mere" is a parenthesis.What in the world do you mean by that?
rpshIs the usage that "a" collocate with a plural word "years" right?'a' refers to the noun phrase 'mere 30,000 years'.
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OK,got it. "A" here is just used to describe a period of time "30,000 years". Thank you!
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