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Teleostomi Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Does "a" in "a hundred meter wire" signify an indefinite article?

a hundred meter wire

Does "hundred" alone mean "a hundred"? In "a hundred meter wire", does the "a" signify an indefinite article, and not "one"?
  

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It would be nice to see the whole sentence to be sure, but yes, I think you're right. A hundred-meter wire = A one-hundred-meter wire . , we often drop the 'one'.

— Mister Micawber

  • It would be nice to see the whole sentence to be sure, but yes, I think you're right.
  • A hundred-meter wire = A one-hundred-meter wire .
  • , we often drop the 'one'.
  • I lost my hundred-dollar bill, The thousand-foot plunge was frightening.
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It would be nice to see the whole sentence to be sure, but yes, I think you're right. A hundred-meter wire = A one-hundred-meter wire. When the article is used with 100, 1000, etc., we often drop the 'one'. I lost my hundred-dollar bill, The thousand-foot plunge was frightening.
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Oh, it's just like Japanese. We don't usually say ippyaku ?? which is the norm in Chinese.

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