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Between "Sorry for the many questions" and "Sorry for many questions", which one is grammatically correct? Is it grammatically correct to add 'the' to 'many'?
Between "Sorry for the many questions" and "Sorry for many questions", which one is grammatically correct? Is it grammatically correct to add 'the' to 'many'?
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@Bunny_234 technically it is grammatically correct, but not necessarily common. A person might more naturally say, "I'm sorry for asking so many questions."
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@Bunny_234 personally i’d think saying “sorry for the many questions” is correct, because a question is a noun and it’s a plural noun, it sounds better.
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Do you mind if I ask an additional question? I posted this question on both the US English section and the UK English section at the same time. Before you two answered my question, an American lady answered that neither is grammatically correct. Since the answers are different, I'm confused....
Do English speakers commonly say, "Sorry for THE many questions."?
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Do you mind if I ask an additional question? I posted this question on both the US English section and the UK English section at the same time. Before you two answered my question, an American lady answered that neither is grammatically correct. Since the answers are different, I'm confused....
Do English speakers commonly say, "Sorry for THE many questions."?
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@Bunny_234 technically it is grammatically correct, but not necessarily common. A person might more naturally say, "I'm sorry for asking so many questions."
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@Bunny_234 I’ve never thought about that, I’m from ireland so the way we speak can be a bit different to england, but it’s similar and very different to american english. The way i was brought up “sorry for the many questions” feels more natural and rolls off the tongue easier but I don’t think i’d say that to someone. Instead i would say “Sorry for asking (so) many questions” etcetc. but yeah, “The many questions” is correct in my eyes, although people might say it’s wrong or incorrect it’s the way we speak over here so i don’t see anything wrong with it !
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