"But in recent years we have realized that the calibration on two of those methods had more uncertainty attached to them than was appreciated," Kring said. "There's a possibility that the crater may be a few thousand years older than we often times stated. It's still during the last glacial epoch. It is when mammoths and mastodons were grazing in that area."
From space.com website.
Does "times" mean "periods of time" in the clause we often times stated?
anonymous Does "times" mean "periods of time" in the clause we often times stated? No, not really. "times" means "occasions", as in "He failed the exam three times before he passed it".
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anonymousDoes "times" mean "periods of time" in the clause we often times stated?
No, not really. "times" means "occasions", as in "He failed the exam three times before he passed it".
Actually "times" is redundant in the expression "often times", because "often times" simply means "often".
older than we often times stated ~ older than we of