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None ofthe cures really works.
None o f the cures really work. (informal)
Neither of my brothers has/have been outside England. Has/Have either o f them been seen recently?
6 another, alan + adjective
Plural expressions of quantity can be used with another (see 54) and with alan + adjective.
I want to stay for another three weeks.
We'll need an extra ten pounds.
He's been waiting for a good two hours.
She spent a happy ten minutes looking through the photos. I've had a very busy three days.
Note also the expression a good many/few + plural (informal). I've lain awake a good many nights worrying about you.
I bet that house could tell a good few stories.
7 kind, sort and type
In an informal style, we sometimes mix singular and plural forms when we use demonstratives with kind, sort or type. For details, see 551.
I don't like those kind ofboots.
8 evety (frequency)
Every (which is normally used with singular nouns) can be used before plural expressions in measurements of frequency.
I go to Ireland every six weeks.
9 fractions
Fractions between 1 and 2 are normally used with plural nouns (see 389.2). It weighs one and a halftons. (NOT ••. (me anti a halfwn.)
The house has about 1.75 hectares ofland. 533 slang
1 What is slang?
'Slang' is a very informal kind of vocabulary. used mostly in speech by people who know each other well. Examples:
Can you lend me some cash? (money) My shoelace has bust. (broken) He's a real prato (fool) Those boots are real cooL (fashionable) Let's chill out. (relax) How are the kids? (children)
Slang expressions are not usually written, and not used in formal kinds of communication.
2 strong feelings
Many English slang expressions relate to things that people feel strongly about (e.g. sex. family and emotional relationships. drink, drugs, conflict between social groups, work. physical and mental illness, death).
slang 533
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