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Teal lime Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
It's too big a problem or It's too big of a problem?
Should I say/write, "It's too big a problem" or "It's too big of a problem"?
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Properly it should be "too big a ~" (and similarly for other adjectives). "too big of a ~" is an American colloquialism. To my BrE ear it sounds horribly wrong, but I imagine AmE speakers have higher tolerance of it.
- Properly it should be "too big a ~" (and similarly for other adjectives).
- "too big of a ~" is an American colloquialism.
- To my BrE ear it sounds horribly wrong, but I imagine AmE speakers have higher tolerance of it.
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Properly it should be "too big a ~" (and similarly for other adjectives). "too big of a ~" is an American colloquialism. To my BrE ear it sounds horribly wrong, but I imagine AmE speakers have higher tolerance of it.
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