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Copysnake Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

About the sentence "the latter is too weird an operation"

"Generally, like the sentenced judge, we draw our conclusions from the certainty of deaths of friends and strangers, and not of ourselves. The latter is too weird and operation, like arranging mirrors to catch our profile."

could it be "the latter is a too weird operation"? or this is used as emphasizing?
  

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copysnake The latter is too weird and operation Misprint. It should be "The latter is too weird an operation". Does that answer your question?

— CalifJim

  • copysnake The latter is too weird and operation Misprint.
  • It should be "The latter is too weird an operation".
  • Does that answer your question?
  • CJ
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copysnakeThe latter is too weird and operation
Misprint. It should be "The latter is too weird an operation".

Does that answer your question?

CJ
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sorry, my mistake. it is "an operation". but we say "a big apple" not "big an apple". is it because of the adverb "too" that changing the sequence of words?
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copysnake is it because of the adverb "too" that changing the sequence of words?
Exactly. "too" creates a problem for learners because the word order changes.

a big apple -- too big an apple

a small car -- too small a car

CJ
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i recall something. could "so" be used like this? "so small a car", but "such a small car" .
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