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Guest Posted 22 years ago
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Not that big of a deal
I would love to get some help, from folks much smarter than I, with the way of speaking I call "toobiguva".
"I can't concentrate; that noise is too big of a distraction."
"That's too small of a car for my family."
I know these should be "too great a distraction" and "too small a car". Can someone explain, in layman's language, why the "of" is incorrect here? Also, why do you suppose people insert the "of" in the first place? Could they believe they're using it like "a genius of an author", or "a heck of a storm"?
Thank you. I'll appreciate any input.
"I can't concentrate; that noise is too big of a distraction."
"That's too small of a car for my family."
I know these should be "too great a distraction" and "too small a car". Can someone explain, in layman's language, why the "of" is incorrect here? Also, why do you suppose people insert the "of" in the first place? Could they believe they're using it like "a genius of an author", or "a heck of a storm"?
Thank you. I'll appreciate any input.
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Sounds like a devil of a rationale to me, Guest; I have no better idea. Perhaps another member does.
- Sounds like a devil of a rationale to me, Guest; I have no better idea.
- Perhaps another member does.
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Sounds like a devil of a rationale to me, Guest; I have no better idea. Perhaps another member does.
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