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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Grammar question

Posted: 4/3/2008 6:01:54 AM EDT

Is it "1000s of examples"

or "1000's of examples"

???

Posted: 4/3/2008 6:02:15 AM EDT

[#1]

1,000s.

Posted: 4/3/2008 6:05:06 AM EDT

[#2]

Easy way to think of it...

You wouldn't write "thousand's of examples"... you would write "thousands of examples."

Posted: 4/3/2008 6:08:58 AM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
1,000s.

It just doesn't look right to me for some reason.

I guess it's because I wasn't paying attention in English class.

Posted: 4/3/2008 6:09:48 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
Easy way to think of it...

You wouldn't write "thousand's of examples"... you would write "thousands of examples."

Good one.

Thanks guy's.......just kidding.

Posted: 4/3/2008 6:18:21 AM EDT

[#5]

You could use the word "myriad"

as in "myriad examples"

but if you were to say "a myriad of examples", I would indeed stab you with a pitchfork.

Posted: 4/3/2008 6:21:34 AM EDT

[#6]

Its grammer
J/K

Posted: 4/3/2008 6:21:35 AM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
You could use the word "myriad"

as in "myriad examples"

but if you were to say "a myriad of examples", I would indeed stab you with a pitchfork.

you could say "a veritable cornucopia of examples"

Posted: 4/3/2008 6:27:45 AM EDT

[#8]

There is no need for apostrophes indicating a plural on capitalized letters, numbers, and symbols (though keep in mind that some editors, teachers, and professors still prefer them).

- http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_apost.html

Posted: 4/3/2008 6:40:25 AM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:

Quoted:
You could use the word "myriad"

as in "myriad examples"

but if you were to say "a myriad of examples", I would indeed stab you with a pitchfork.

you could say "a veritable cornucopia of examples"

You could. But, would you?

Posted: 4/3/2008 7:27:09 AM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:

Quoted:
You could use the word "myriad"

as in "myriad examples"

but if you were to say "a myriad of examples", I would indeed stab you with a pitchfork.

you could say "a veritable cornucopia of examples"

You could. But, would you?

I would

it "veritable cornucopia" is my second favorite phrase to use

Posted: 4/3/2008 7:36:57 AM EDT

[#11]

Plethora?

Posted: 4/3/2008 7:52:55 AM EDT

[#12]

Urethra?

Posted: 4/3/2008 7:54:17 AM EDT

[#13]

duodenum?

Posted: 4/3/2008 7:54:59 AM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:

Quoted:
You could use the word "myriad"

as in "myriad examples"

but if you were to say "a myriad of examples", I would indeed stab you with a pitchfork.

you could say "a veritable cornucopia of examples"

You could. But, would you?

I would

it "veritable cornucopia" is my second favorite phrase to use

What is your favorite?

Posted: 4/3/2008 7:55:43 AM EDT

[#15]

"Thousands of examples."

Posted: 4/3/2008 8:02:11 AM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:

Quoted:
You could use the word "myriad"

as in "myriad examples"

but if you were to say "a myriad of examples", I would indeed stab you with a pitchfork.

you could say "a veritable cornucopia of examples"

You could. But, would you?

I would

it "veritable cornucopia" is my second favorite phrase to use

What is your favorite?

"peace be unto you and all those who dwell in your beneficent light"

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