Grammar pedants - help please.
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Jul 2022
3:45pm, 5 Jul 2022
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LindsD
(it was a pure gut reaction on my part)
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Jul 2022
11:49pm, 5 Jul 2022
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RichHL
Seems okay to me, as the title of something.
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Aug 2022
9:44am, 5 Aug 2022
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Fitz
"A myriad of..." as heard on a trailer for a forthcoming programme on BBC R4 this morning. My gears were grinding on hearing that. |
Aug 2022
9:49am, 5 Aug 2022
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swittle
"A myriad of..." as heard on a trailer for a forthcoming programme on BBC R4 this morning. My gears were grinding on hearing that. My Liddell & Scott shows 'myriad' meaning 'ten thousand'. 'A ten thousand...' reads awkwardly, I think. This Wikipedia article states usage as adjective or noun, so, as usual, context will be all. 
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Aug 2022
11:42am, 5 Aug 2022
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Fitz
We were taught in school that the use of "myriad" was the same as "many" - I have myriad options, not a myriad of options. I made many mistakes, not a many of mistakes. Usage does seem to be shifting over time, but it still always jars when I hear "a myriad of..." |
Aug 2022
1:34pm, 5 Aug 2022
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Pothunter
Glad it’s not just me!
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Aug 2022
2:17pm, 5 Aug 2022
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JCB
Just think of it as plethora, perhaps?
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Aug 2022
2:19pm, 5 Aug 2022
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JCB
Myriad also means exceptionally great number.
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Aug 2022
7:28pm, 5 Aug 2022
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Dvorak
Isn't that a plethorum?
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Aug 2022
9:00pm, 5 Aug 2022
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swittle
'plethora' is not a classical Greek (Attic) word but exists as an Ionic form as 'plethore', where the final 'e' was probably pronounced as 'air'. Its plural would be 'plethorai'. Note: these are letter-by-letter transcriptions. In Latin, 'pletura' is a post-Classical form. |
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