Thread: In Defense of English
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Old 09-15-2011, 01:32 PM   #205
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Originally Posted by ffred View Post
Sample: A myriad of: myriad is an adjective, not a noun. Almost no-one (even writers in England) gets it right
Myriad is both a noun and an adjective. The noun form is older than the adjectival form, but still perfectly acceptable in modern English.
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