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Clash clans Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Bits of vs a bit of

why has "bits of" been used at the following sentence. Can we use "bit of or a bit of" instead of bits of here?

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clash clans Can we use "bit of or a bit of" instead of bits of here? You can use 'a bit of' but not 'bit of'. However, the meaning changes slightly.

  • clash clans Can we use "bit of or a bit of" instead of bits of here?
  • You can use 'a bit of' but not 'bit of'.
  • However, the meaning changes slightly.
  • A bit of news is some news about one topic.
  • Bits of news implies news about several or even many topics.
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clash clansCan we use "bit of or a bit of" instead of bits of here?

You can use 'a bit of' but not 'bit of'. However, the meaning changes slightly.

A bit of news is some news about one topic.
Bits of news implies news about several or even many topics.

The other nouns are plural, so 'bits' fits better: pictures, videos, bits.

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