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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Should "have a ways to go" be "have a way to go"?

Context:

Stepping out in Style: Toward an Artificial Leg With a Natural Gait

Oct. 14, 2013— Walking is tricky business, as any toddler knows. And while most artificial feet and limbs do a pretty good job restoring mobility to people who have lost a leg, they have a ways to go before they equal the intricacy of a natural gait. As a result, over half of all amputees take a fall every year, compared to about one-third of people over 65.

More:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131014155704.htm
  

Top answer

A (long) ways to go is a fixed expression, even though one might expect it to be a way to go .

  • A (long) ways to go is a fixed expression, even though one might expect it to be a way to go .
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A (long) ways to go is a fixed expression, even though one might expect it to be a way to go.

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