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MeggPhaggSioux Posted 15 years ago
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Formidable Of

"How formidable a team are they?"

"How formidable of a team are they?"

Is one of them common but incorrect/nonstandard? I heard (and read) both versions everywhere.
  

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" Is one of them common but incorrect/nonstandard? I heard (and read) both versions everywhere. They are equally understandable, but I would say that the ones without "of" are standard.

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  • " Is one of them common but incorrect/nonstandard?
  • I heard (and read) both versions everywhere.
  • They are equally understandable, but I would say that the ones without "of" are standard.
  • The "of" is not needed and I think I hear the ones without "of" more often.
  • I say sentences like that without the "of".
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MeggPhaggSioux"How formidable a team are they?""How formidable of a team are they?" Is one of them common but incorrect/nonstandard? I heard (and read) both versions everywhere.
They are equally understandable, but I would say that the ones without "of" are standard. The "of" is not needed and I think I hear the ones without "of" more often.

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