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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Worth vs of

which would one say :

I had to go through 20 pages worth of movies to find the movie I was looking for

I had to go through 20 pages of movies to...

(talking about browsing an internet site)

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The second example is correct. I think you had a similar post the other day, concerning "worth". Use 'worth' when talking about specific monetary amount.

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  • The second example is correct.
  • I think you had a similar post the other day, concerning "worth".
  • Use 'worth' when talking about specific monetary amount.
  • " Figurative usage is possible: I baked a cake that had a week's worth of calories.
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The second example is correct.

I think you had a similar post the other day, concerning "worth".

Use 'worth' when talking about specific monetary amount. "I went through 20 Euros worth of ...."


Figurative usage is possible: I baked a cake that had a week's worth of calories.
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either one is correct

you say worth when you measure one thing by comparing it to another

example:
100 pounds' worth of paper
one week's worth of notes
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what about

she has 100 gigabytes worth of movies on her computer vs she has 100 gigabytes of movies

Which there? BOth???

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