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1. Those words have helped me through many a troubling time and formal occasion. (How come he used 'a' here? How does that compare with the sentence below in meaning?) 2. Those words have helped me through many troubling times and formal occasions. Thanks. |
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| many a [one] time. . . (many separate and individual times) |
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2. Those words have helped me through many troubling times and formal occasions. |
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