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Old 26-Jun-2007, 17:56
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Originally Posted by Isra View Post
enough time: I voted...and I was wrong..
It is not possible to be wrong on this poll and I would dearly love to know why this very enigmatic phrasing was chosen to teach English learners and what was the intention of the lesson.
English is sprinkled with so many iconic references to time enough that I would always choose it in preference to enough time as I think it sounds more elegent.
We have already been referred to Kenny Rogers and his very famous song The Gambler.
Robert A Heinlein wrote a seminal book in the 60s called Time Enough For Love.
I can not place it but 'time enough' sounds like a Shakespearean construction.

What is the point of this poll? It has already left at least one English learner feeling unnecessarily sad and questioning of their English ability.

Is there a message hidden here that my almost 50 years of English can not divine??

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