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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Is this sentence correct?

It's a long ways to school.
  

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Not quite. It's a long way to school.

  • Not quite.
  • It's a long way to school.
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Not quite.
It's a long way to school.
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AnonymousIt's a long ways to school.
My dictionary says it's not correct in formal writing, but does not say it's generally incorrect.
I hear it a lot among native speakers in the US.

We say, "He chose the long/hard way to go," but often "He still has a long ways to go." (casual/colloquial)

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