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MrPernickety Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Usage of "lose count"
Hi,
Can I say these sentences?
1. I've lost count the number of times I've decided something and then realised in hindsight that there could've been a better way
2. I've lost count of the number of times I've decided something and then realised in hindsight that there could've been a better way
Thanks !
Can I say these sentences?
1. I've lost count the number of times I've decided something and then realised in hindsight that there could've been a better way
2. I've lost count of the number of times I've decided something and then realised in hindsight that there could've been a better way
Thanks !
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MrP: The expression is "lose count of"
- MrP: The expression is "lose count of"
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I couldn't / can't count the number of times I've tried this. No "of" needed.
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Thank you, guys !
Then the book I'm reading contains a misprint - in it there's a sentence that reads along these lines: "I've lost count the number of". The "of" was left out by mistake.
Then the book I'm reading contains a misprint - in it there's a sentence that reads along these lines: "I've lost count the number of". The "of" was left out by mistake.
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