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Thread: Why put 'a' before 'mere'?
- 10-Oct-2005, 07:38 #1
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Why put 'a' before 'mere'? Soccer games can now draw crowds of over 70 thousand in cities where baseball attracts a mere 20 thousand spectators.
'20 thousand spectators' is a pl. form. Why 'a' before 'mere'?
- 10-Oct-2005, 09:24 #2
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Re: Why put 'a' before 'mere'? One number- and here we're thinking about the number not the people- the focus is on how small the number is.
