Idioms

jack · #1 24-Nov-2004, 07:28

What do they mean?

1. Viruses are becoming more common place. (What does the bold part mean?)
2. Viruses are becoming a more common place. (what does it mean with 'a' there?)

**Tdol** · #2 24-Nov-2004, 08:27

It should be commonplace, which is the same as common. The second is wrong- there's no need for the indefinite article.

jack · #3 24-Nov-2004, 08:36

Thanks.

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