Kotfor
Member
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- Feb 17, 2011
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- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Ukrainian
- Home Country
- Belarus
- Current Location
- Ukraine
1) There are a few hundred people in the street.
2) There are a few hundreds of people in the street.
As far as I know 1 is correct. As for 2 many will say that it's not. But I am not sure. Can 2 mean that the people are divided in hundreds (that is, groups of one hundred) hence, 2 may mean there are a few groups of one hundred people in the street. It's the same as one-hundred-dollar bill. There are a few hundreds of dollars = there are a few one-hundred-dollar bills.
What do you think?
2) There are a few hundreds of people in the street.
As far as I know 1 is correct. As for 2 many will say that it's not. But I am not sure. Can 2 mean that the people are divided in hundreds (that is, groups of one hundred) hence, 2 may mean there are a few groups of one hundred people in the street. It's the same as one-hundred-dollar bill. There are a few hundreds of dollars = there are a few one-hundred-dollar bills.
What do you think?