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AskAndAnswer Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Million or a million

Which of these would be correct and why?

a)The abstract pigment on the canvas assumed a form of million faces.

b)The abstract pigment on the canvas assumed a form of a million faces.

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S ay the form of a million faces . Use the specific 'the form . .

— Clive

  • S ay the form of a million faces .
  • Use the specific 'the form .
  • .
  • ' unless you think there are several different forms of a million faces.
  • We say 'a' with certain quantities, eg a hundred faces eg a thousand faces eg a million faces.
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Say the form of a million faces.

Use the specific 'the form . . . ' unless you think there are several different forms of a million faces.

We say 'a' with certain quantities,
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AskAndAnswerThe abstract pigment on the canvas assumed a the form of a million faces.
This one is the correct and idiomatic one.
'million' is not used the same as 'one', 'two', 'three' , etc.
It requires 'a'.

CJ
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