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Alexandre
Does "many a" expression means the same thing as just “many”?
"After many a summer dies the swan" == "After many summers dies the swan"
"There are many doubts about it" == "There are many a doubt about it"
28 mag 2010 18:37
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Pretty much. but, honestly you don't use "many a" too frequently. It's really 'profound' or 'formal' i'm not sure which one but it isnt common and if you used it in a conversation with a native speaker the would think you were wierd.
I'd stick to "many" ^^;;;;
28 maggio 2010
"many a" is extremely old-fashioned
used in several fantasy computer games.
I hate this expression.
never use it with people you do not know
31 maggio 2010
many : means alot of something/ persons
we use many with plural countable nouns .
e.x : how many brothers do you have?
how many students are there in your class ?
29 maggio 2010
Alexandre,
Many a .....means EACH of a large undefined number. It takes a singular verb.
There are many doubts about it == There IS many a doubt about it"
Many ......means a large number. It takes a plural verb.
Many men are asleep in the deep==Many a man is asleep in the deep.
29 maggio 2010
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Alexandre
Competenze linguistiche
Inglese, Francese, Portoghese, Spagnolo
Lingua di apprendimento
Inglese, Francese, Spagnolo
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