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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Multitude vs. multitudes
In the following sentence, should multitude be multitudes?
"My perusal was interrupted by the dimming of the multitude of lights."
A brief explanation as to why or why not would be much appreciated. Thank you.
"My perusal was interrupted by the dimming of the multitude of lights."
A brief explanation as to why or why not would be much appreciated. Thank you.
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Hi, In a context like this, either word is OK. The meaning is just 'a very large number of lights'. [ The word 'perusal' is not very common in everyday, casual English.
- Hi, In a context like this, either word is OK.
- The meaning is just 'a very large number of lights'.
- [ The word 'perusal' is not very common in everyday, casual English.
- ] Clive.
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Hi,
In a context like this, either word is OK. The meaning is just 'a very large number of lights'.
[ The word 'perusal' is not very common in everyday, casual English. ]
Clive.
In a context like this, either word is OK. The meaning is just 'a very large number of lights'.
[ The word 'perusal' is not very common in everyday, casual English. ]
Clive.
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