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Believer Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Do you need the article here?
Hi,
Do you need to have the article "a" in the part underlined?
I will be leaving in a short sweet two months.
Do you need to have the article "a" in the part underlined?
I will be leaving in a short sweet two months.
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Hi Believer, I would think the word 'period' is implied here which is why you need the article. " That's the only explanation I have as to why the article is needed here... and I agree with you it is :-).
- Hi Believer, I would think the word 'period' is implied here which is why you need the article.
- " That's the only explanation I have as to why the article is needed here...
- and I agree with you it is :-).
- Hope this helped.
- Waïti.
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Hi Believer,
I would think the word 'period' is implied here which is why you need the article.
"I will be leaving in a short sweet two months (period of time)."
That's the only explanation I have as to why the article is needed here... and I agree with you it is :-).
Hope this helped.
W
I would think the word 'period' is implied here which is why you need the article.
"I will be leaving in a short sweet two months (period of time)."
That's the only explanation I have as to why the article is needed here... and I agree with you it is :-).
Hope this helped.
W
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Hi Waiti,
What are those symbols stand for? :-) Is it a norm to put articles assuming there are implied words or phrases eventhough they are not there?
What are those symbols stand for? :-) Is it a norm to put articles assuming there are implied words or phrases eventhough they are not there?
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A more explicit formulation:
in a short sweet two months' time
time is implied here, that's why you need a
in a short sweet two months' time
time is implied here, that's why you need a
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I'm sorry that I got you confused with this stupid smiley [:-)] of mine.
I think what we're talking about here is more of a bad habit you'd witness in relaxed forms of speech. You wouldn't want to write that way in formal english. I wouldn't say it's a norm, just an expression that works fine in oral english with amounts of time or money, as well as sizes...
The other examples I have in m
I think what we're talking about here is more of a bad habit you'd witness in relaxed forms of speech. You wouldn't want to write that way in formal english. I wouldn't say it's a norm, just an expression that works fine in oral english with amounts of time or money, as well as sizes...
The other examples I have in m
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