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English (US)
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is it correct. " I rubbed your back many a nights when you were little "
is it correct. " I rubbed your back many a nights when you were little "
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- English (US)
Not correct.
Fix, remove the a between many and nights
I rubbed your back many nights when you were little.
- English (US)
“I rubbed your back many a night when you were little” is correct
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- French (France)
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Yes, it’s a bit of a formal, poetic way of speaking. It means the same thing as ‘many nights’. ‘Many nights’ is more common to say in casual speaking but ‘many a night’ is still used
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