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Moon7296 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
In a few hour time vs in a few hours
I heard "in a few hour time" in BBC news
I just know that makes sense
but when it is translated, it is hard to put in my mother tongue, in particular when "in a few hour time" is compared to "in a few hours" /
Do they have any difference or just the same and used idiomatically?
I just know that makes sense
but when it is translated, it is hard to put in my mother tongue, in particular when "in a few hour time" is compared to "in a few hours" /
Do they have any difference or just the same and used idiomatically?
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"in a few hour's time" is more dramatic. Don't forget the possessive. " In the space of a few hours (figure that one out)
- "in a few hour's time" is more dramatic.
- Don't forget the possessive.
- " In the space of a few hours (figure that one out)
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"in a few hour's time" is more dramatic. Don't forget the possessive.
We also use "Within a few hours the storm had dissipated."
In the space of a few hours
(figure that one out)
We also use "Within a few hours the storm had dissipated."
In the space of a few hours
(figure that one out)
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I heard "in a few hour time" in BBC newsI believe you misheard, moon. The newsman must have said 'in a few hours' time' unless he misspoke.
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Ouch! I misplaced the apostrophe! Thanks!
By the way, MrM, I believe Ronald Reagan was the first I ever heard to use the word "misspoke." Did he coin it, or does it have a longer tradition?
It always seemed to me like a strange concept. I never knew if it was an act of ignorance or a neurological malfunction (like a typo).
- A.
By the way, MrM, I believe Ronald Reagan was the first I ever heard to use the word "misspoke." Did he coin it, or does it have a longer tradition?
It always seemed to me like a strange concept. I never knew if it was an act of ignorance or a neurological malfunction (like a typo).
- A.
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