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Soarerz Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Scores - how many?
Hi, "scores" can mean "a lot" according to the Cambridge dictionary. I just want to know roughly how many it is referring to. For example, say during xmas I receive xmas cards from around 30 friends, can I say "I received xmas cards from scores of friends" here? If I am in a beach, can I say "I see scores of pebbles in the beach"?
Moreover, is "scores of" a synonym for "a lot of" or "many"? Can I safely use "scores of people" in place of "many people"? Thanks a lot.
Moreover, is "scores of" a synonym for "a lot of" or "many"? Can I safely use "scores of people" in place of "many people"? Thanks a lot.
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Hi, and welcome to English Forums. A score is 20. If you got cards from 30 people, it's not scores.
- Hi, and welcome to English Forums.
- A score is 20.
- If you got cards from 30 people, it's not scores.
- You could say "dozens," I suppose.
- With pebbles on the beach, it's probably more like thousands, since scores would be too few.
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Hi, and welcome to English Forums.
A score is 20.
If you got cards from 30 people, it's not scores. You could say "dozens," I suppose.
With pebbles on the beach, it's probably more like thousands, since scores would be too few.
If you walked into a crowded room, you may be accurate with "scores of people."
Use scores for things between 50 and 120, mor
A score is 20.
If you got cards from 30 people, it's not scores. You could say "dozens," I suppose.
With pebbles on the beach, it's probably more like thousands, since scores would be too few.
If you walked into a crowded room, you may be accurate with "scores of people."
Use scores for things between 50 and 120, mor
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ah I see, so I can just take scores to mean several twenties? Thanks a lot!
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Exactly.
We would say dozens (many 12s), scores, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions, etc.
It's odd that we would say "tens of thousands" but not just "tens." I guess that's what we use dozens and scores for, until we get to the hundreds.
We would say dozens (many 12s), scores, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions, etc.
It's odd that we would say "tens of thousands" but not just "tens." I guess that's what we use dozens and scores for, until we get to the hundreds.
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