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Anonymous Posted 4 years ago
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In total
20 people were injured in total.
Is "total" a noun in the PP in total?
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anonymous Is "total" a noun in the PP in total? "In total" is an idomatic expression. By definition, idiomatic expression are not subject to grammatical analysis.
- anonymous Is "total" a noun in the PP in total?
- "In total" is an idomatic expression.
- By definition, idiomatic expression are not subject to grammatical analysis.
- That said, the OED calls the noun "total" "the adjective used absolutely", which only muddies the waters here, I'm afraid.
- Anyway, that is a weak use of "in total".
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anonymousIs "total" a noun in the PP in total?
"In total" is an idomatic expression. By definition, idiomatic expression are not subject to grammatical analysis. That said, the OED calls the noun "total" "the adjective used absolutely", which only muddies the waters here, I'm afraid. Anyway, that is a weak use of "in total". It adds nothing to the se
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