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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Hundred/one hundred

Can I omit 'one' in front of 'hundred' like the following sentence?

Few live to be (one) hundred years old.
  

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lucas21c Can I omit 'one' in front of 'hundred' like the following sentence? Few live to be (one) hundred years old. No, but you can substitute 'a'.

— CalifJim

  • lucas21c Can I omit 'one' in front of 'hundred' like the following sentence?
  • Few live to be (one) hundred years old.
  • No, but you can substitute 'a'.
  • Few live to be [a / one] hundred years old.
  • CJ
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lucas21cCan I omit 'one' in front of 'hundred' like the following sentence? Few live to be (one) hundred years old.
No, but you can substitute 'a'.

Few live to be [a / one] hundred years old.

CJ
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