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Teo Posted 19 years ago
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several hundred(s) of

0We can several hundred students. We can also say "hundreds of students."02br
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00Can we say "several hundred of students" or "several hundreds of students"?0-
  

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uk02b 00 for 01b 00 "several hundred of years"02b 00 0-

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0 01font01b002802b00 from 01b00bbc.co.uk02b00 for 02font01b01font00 "several hundreds of years"02font02br
00 002b00 from 01b00bbc.co.uk02b00 for 01b00 "several hundred of years"02b00 0-
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0You need the plural with 'of'.02br
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00hundreds of years. 0-
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0two hundred (correct), several hundred (correct), 02br
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00two hundreds (incorrect), several hundreds (incorrect), 02br
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00If we can say "several hundreds of", why can't we say "two hundreds of"?0-
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0You can't say two hundreds of as 'x of' with regards to numbers is only used for a vague not specified amount. Hundreds of years, tens of thousands, thousands of people. If you know the exact number you state it without having to use 'of'.0-
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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10You can't say two hundreds of as 'x of' with regards to numbers is only used for a vague not specified amount. Hundreds of years, tens of thousands, thousands of people. 10If you know the exact number you state it without having to use 'of'.12br
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0What is the difference between the following two examples?02br
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001. several hundreds of neurons 02br
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002. several hundred neurons02br
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00Does the sentence #1 imply greater uncertainty than the sentence #2?0-
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10What is the difference between the following two examples?12br
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101. several hundreds of neurons 12br
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102. several hundred neurons12br
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10Does the sentence #1 imply greater uncertainty than the sentence #2?12br
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0 00You will hear "hundreds of students" or "several hundred students," but never "several hundreds of students," at least in my experience. Maybe others have different views.02br
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0Just to be safe, I will use either a modifier or "of" and not both at the same time. For example,02br
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00several hundred neurons or hundreds of neurons.02br
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00several hundred students or hundreds of studnets.0-
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0Yes choose one or the other, you shouldn't really use both together.02br
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00If you think about it, it is because you are repeating the 'plural' aspect with both 'several' and 'hundreds of'.0-
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