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Desmond Ageratte Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Why add 'a'?
Sometimes I read a line like this:
"... for many a year." "...many a time..."
Is it talking about many years?
Why we add 'a' into these sentences?
"... for many a year." "...many a time..."
Is it talking about many years?
Why we add 'a' into these sentences?
Top answer
Its a hangover from English of the past. It is now only rarely used. However, like all such things of this nature, its use survives in literature, in songs and in poetry, and it is not uncommon to find phrases like this even in modern songs.
- Its a hangover from English of the past.
- It is now only rarely used.
- However, like all such things of this nature, its use survives in literature, in songs and in poetry, and it is not uncommon to find phrases like this even in modern songs.
- Many's the time I have seen this.
- Rommie
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Its a hangover from English of the past. It is now only rarely used.
However, like all such things of this nature, its use survives in literature, in songs and in poetry, and it is not uncommon to find phrases like this even in modern songs.
Many's the time I have seen this.
However, like all such things of this nature, its use survives in literature, in songs and in poetry, and it is not uncommon to find phrases like this even in modern songs.
Many's the time I have seen this.
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