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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Little time short amount of time

Which is correct?


I wasn’t able to do it in the little time that I had/in the short amount of time that I had.


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"Short amount of time" is not natural. Say "small amount of time". "

  • "Short amount of time" is not natural.
  • Say "small amount of time".
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"Short amount of time" is not natural. Say "small amount of time".

Both versions are correct, "I wasn’t able to do it in the little time that I had." and "I wasn’t able to do it in the small amount of time that I had." Also "I wasn’t able to do it in the short time that I had."

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