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BulbulTada Posted 7 years ago
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In twos, threes, fours...
Customers buy books in twos or fours.
Similarly, can it be said, for example, one thirty firsts, fifteens, ninety nines
Customers buy books in one thirty firsts, ninety nines, etc?
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BulbulTada Customers buy books in one thirty firsts, ninety nines, etc? It would be thirty-ones, not thirty firsts. It is highly improbable that this would ever happen, so it seems rather strange.
- BulbulTada Customers buy books in one thirty firsts, ninety nines, etc?
- It would be thirty-ones, not thirty firsts.
- It is highly improbable that this would ever happen, so it seems rather strange.
- The natural version is They buy books in lots of thirty-one.
- These widgets are packaged ninety-nine to the box.
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BulbulTadaCustomers buy books in one thirty firsts, ninety nines, etc?
It would be thirty-ones, not thirty firsts.
It is highly improbable that this would ever happen, so it seems rather strange.
The natural version is
They buy books in lots of thirty-one.
These widgets are packaged ninety-nine to the box.
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