Timeline for "A hundred" treated as one word in speech (extra indefinite article)
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| Mar 20, 2023 at 18:22 | comment | added | Corey Frost | @listeneva Yes, I agree—I said as much in my answer. My point is that the omission of one/a is an irregularity. The original poster suggests that this irregularity might be in the process of becoming regularized (I.e. the usages he cites will eventually be acceptable). And I think he might be right. | |
| Mar 20, 2023 at 7:32 | comment | added | listeneva | Substituting "a hundred" for "one hundred" is NOT standard when "one hundred" comes after a determiner (e.g., "a" and "the"), in which case the standard way is to substitute "hundred" for "one hundred". | |
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| S Mar 20, 2023 at 1:07 | history | edited | Corey Frost | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
added supporting sources, elaborated answer
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| Mar 20, 2023 at 0:28 | review | Late answers | |||
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| Mar 20, 2023 at 0:13 | comment | added | CommunityBot | Your answer could be improved with additional supporting information. Please edit to add further details, such as citations or documentation, so that others can confirm that your answer is correct. You can find more information on how to write good answers in the help center. | |
| S Mar 20, 2023 at 0:06 | review | First answers | |||
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| S Mar 20, 2023 at 0:06 | history | answered | Corey Frost | CC BY-SA 4.0 |