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Hirashin Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
a thousand vs. one thousand
Would (a) and (b) be used interchangeably?
(a) This city was built more than a thousand years ago.
(b) This city was built more than one thousand years ago.
(a) This city was built more than a thousand years ago.
(b) This city was built more than one thousand years ago.
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The form with the indefinite article is more common and natural, in my opinion. I would use 'one thousand' in that sentence only if I were stressing the length of time.
- The form with the indefinite article is more common and natural, in my opinion.
- I would use 'one thousand' in that sentence only if I were stressing the length of time.
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The form with the indefinite article is more common and natural, in my opinion. I would use 'one thousand' in that sentence only if I were stressing the length of time.
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