hi guys!
What's the difference between "many a people" and "many people" or something like that? I always read it but haven't got a clue what's the difference between the 2.
Please help me.
thank you very much. :D
what's the difference between 'Many..' and 'Many a'
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Re: what's the difference between 'Many..' and 'Many a'
"Many a people" is ungrammatical. Where did you see it?angel1981 wrote:hi guys!
What's the difference between "many a people" and "many people" or something like that? I always read it but haven't got a clue what's the difference between the 2.
Please help me.
thank you very much. :D
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Re: what's the difference between 'Many..' and 'Many a'
Let's see..angel1981 wrote:hi guys!
What's the difference between "many a people" and "many people" or something like that? I always read it but haven't got a clue what's the difference between the 2.
Please help me.
thank you very much. :D
"Many a..." refers to an indefinite number.
"Many..." refers to an amount that can be bound.
Many a people will die.
Meaning a large amount of people will die, and you don't know how much.
Many people will die. Meaning a large amount of people will die but some will be left. "Many" is a quantifier. (Ex. some, all, none, most)
I hope this is helpful.
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From 'Advanced Grammar in Use' (M. Hewings):
"We can use the phrase many a with a singular
noun to talk about a repeated event or a large number
of people or things:
- The manager must have spent many a sleepless
night worrying about his team...
- Many a pupil at the school will be pleased that
Latin is no longer compulsory."
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"We can use the phrase many a with a singular
noun to talk about a repeated event or a large number
of people or things:
- The manager must have spent many a sleepless
night worrying about his team...
- Many a pupil at the school will be pleased that
Latin is no longer compulsory."
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hmm, I think its more of a style of speech, like a dialect kinda....
you don't find "many a people" in most modern articles... its just a way of talking I guess, and I don't think that it has anything to do with the indefinite number, many itself isn't a specific number, and if it is a number that cannot to bound... that would mean an infinite... or none at all x.X; meh...
Many people will die is what you should use to avoid awkwardness ^^
you don't find "many a people" in most modern articles... its just a way of talking I guess, and I don't think that it has anything to do with the indefinite number, many itself isn't a specific number, and if it is a number that cannot to bound... that would mean an infinite... or none at all x.X; meh...
Many people will die is what you should use to avoid awkwardness ^^