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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Time enough--noun + adj

We still have time, time enough to...

Is the expression 'time enough' archaic?

Is it only used after repeating a noun earlier in the sentence?

Why wouldn't you just say '..have enough time to'?

I assume it is just inverted from the more common order 'enough time'

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English 1b3 Is the expression 'time enough' archaic? It sounds old-fashioned, in a way, but not archaic. English 1b3 Is it only used after repeating a noun earlier in the sentence?

— CalifJim

  • English 1b3 Is the expression 'time enough' archaic?
  • It sounds old-fashioned, in a way, but not archaic.
  • English 1b3 Is it only used after repeating a noun earlier in the sentence?
  • No.
  • There isn't time enough to finish all these chores before dinner.
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English 1b3Is the expression 'time enough' archaic?
It sounds old-fashioned, in a way, but not archaic.
English 1b3Is it only used after repeating a noun earlier in the sentence?
No. There isn't time enough to finish all these chores before dinner.
English 1b3I assume it is just inverted from
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Thank you. It's just good to know this when, or if, I come accross it in writing, or speech. I don't think I'll find myself using it, though. Sounds stuffy in a way, to me anyway.
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Hi,



I just see 'time enough' as a tiny bit literary.



Clive
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