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Iwonabp Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

missing word?

"....What..... a hideous mess the roads are in all the ...... of the time."

what would fit before 'of the time'?

all the instances of the time?

all the periods of the time?

thank you Emotion: smile
  

Top answer

What..... a hideous mess the roads are in all the ...... of the time Your suggestions do not fit, Iwonabp, and frankly I cannot think of any that do.

— Mister Micawber

  • What.....
  • a hideous mess the roads are in all the ......
  • of the time Your suggestions do not fit, Iwonabp, and frankly I cannot think of any that do.
  • I feel that the original sentence is in error.
  • It might be easier to look at it like this: The roads are in a mess all ------- of the time .
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What..... a hideous mess the roads are in all the ...... of the time
Your suggestions do not fit, Iwonabp, and frankly I cannot think of any that do. I feel that the original sentence is in error.

It might be easier to look at it like this: The roads are in a mess all ------- of the time. But what could fill the gap I do not know. All of the time
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That sentence sounds strange to me, too. That's why nothing comes to my mind Emotion: smile Maybe that's some kind of an error???
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