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Usage of many-a-days with example
i would like to know the usage of many-a-days, many-a-people, many-a-times. please help
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Hi, i would like to know the usage of many-a-days, many-a-people, many-a-times. please help Such expressions are not usually hyphenated. The form 'Many a .
- Hi, i would like to know the usage of many-a-days, many-a-people, many-a-times.
- please help Such expressions are not usually hyphenated.
- The form 'Many a .
- .
- ' is not used a lot.
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Hi,
i would like to know the usage of many-a-days, many-a-people, many-a-times. please help
Such expressions are not usually hyphenated. The form 'Many a . . . ' is not used a lot. When it is used, it is often rather literary.
Of these three, the only one that my dictiona
i would like to know the usage of many-a-days, many-a-people, many-a-times. please help
Such expressions are not usually hyphenated. The form 'Many a . . . ' is not used a lot. When it is used, it is often rather literary.
Of these three, the only one that my dictiona
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Hi,
You're breaking a rule; I is always capitalized.
The structure many a is rather formal and not often used in speech.
Furthermore, it is commonly said with a singular noun.
Many a time (many times) I find myself wondering.
Many a man (a lot of men) has been wounded during the war.
Regards
You're breaking a rule; I is always capitalized.
The structure many a is rather formal and not often used in speech.
Furthermore, it is commonly said with a singular noun.
Many a time (many times) I find myself wondering.
Many a man (a lot of men) has been wounded during the war.
Regards
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