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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Tens and thousands
Why do we says thousands and thousands; hundreds and hundreds but we don't say "tens and tens"?
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People want to exaggerate a little and therefore instead of saying tens and tens they say dozens and dozens. CB
- People want to exaggerate a little and therefore instead of saying tens and tens they say dozens and dozens.
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People want to exaggerate a little and therefore instead of saying tens and tens they say dozens and dozens.
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I have seen it.
Dripping faucets waste tens and tens of millions of gallons of water every year.
Dripping faucets waste tens and tens of millions of gallons of water every year.
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