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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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We heard the owl hooting a ways in the distance. Is this sentence correct
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Anonymous We heard the owl hooting a ways in the distance. Native speakers certainly say this! It may be considered casual.
- Anonymous We heard the owl hooting a ways in the distance.
- Native speakers certainly say this!
- It may be considered casual.
- ( It was still a ways off!
- )
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AnonymousWe heard the owl hooting a ways in the distance.Native speakers certainly say this! It may be considered casual.
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AnonymousWe heard the owl hooting a ways in the distance. Is this sentence correctI would leave out "a ways". "in the distance" is good enough.
Then again you could say "far away" or "far in the distance" or "a little way off in the distance". There are many variations.
CJ
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