To: annie laurie
Grammar police:
a ways to go
Should be " a WAY to go". You shouldn't use "a" with a plural.
6 posted on
08/21/2006 7:13:45 PM PDT by
Right Wing Assault
("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
To: Right Wing Assault
The sequel: Grammar nitpickers vs grammar police ...
"You shouldn't use "a" with a plural"
Since I'm not the author of the article, you should've said:
"One shouldn't use 'a' with a plural"
Sorry, couldn't resist ;-)
9 posted on
08/21/2006 7:21:06 PM PDT by
annie laurie
(All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost)
To: Right Wing Assault
You shouldn't use "a" with a plural. Sigh. Tell it to the editors ("editors" or "editor"?) of every newspaper in the country these days. Every one! Every morning I read somewhere "there are a lot..." and "there is many...", or equivalents of such idiocies, which, incidentally, have their advocates here.
12 posted on
08/21/2006 7:34:45 PM PDT by
Revolting cat!
("In the end, nothing explains anything.")
To: Right Wing Assault
"a ways to go" is very common colloquial usage. 749,000 references on Google can't be wrong.
"In American English ways is often used as an equivalent of way in phrases such as a long ways to go. The usage is acceptable but is usually considered informal." - The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language
To: Right Wing Assault
29 posted on
08/21/2006 9:17:53 PM PDT by
null and void
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