
two thousands OR two thousand | WordReference Forums
May 10, 2008 · Talking about pure numbers, we can also use plurals: 'the total is somewhere in the two thousands' = it's somewhere between 2000 and 2999, but I'm not sure where. We talk …
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Apr 7, 2009 · It would be "a thousand" or "thousands of", but not "thousand of". The same is true for other numbered groupings: a dozen / dozens of a score / scores of a hundred / hundreds of …
hundreds of thousands - WordReference Forums
Jul 20, 2021 · I searched the meaning of "thousands" and "hundreds" hundredsThe numbers from 100 to 999. (Lexico Dictionary) thousands The numbers from one thousand to 9,999. so I got …
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Oct 2, 2019 · Unlike Julian I think "hundreds of thousands" are often used even when the "hundreds" amount to 12 or 15 or a bit more. For me, "hundreds of thousands" could exceed …
many thousands of VS millions of | WordReference Forums
Jan 6, 2019 · No. "Many thousands" usually means 10,000 or 18,000. A million is a thousand thousands: far more than "many thousands". I often run into the problem in English: how to …
$0,000s and $0,000's - WordReference Forums
Jun 24, 2010 · In financial reports, I often see (,000s) written at the top of a column indicating that you should add "000" to any figure displayed.", I wondered if "$0,000s" means, for example, …
by the thousands / the thousand | WordReference Forums
Jun 17, 2007 · Hmmm, interesting. Once again, it may be the logic that I try to impose on a completely illogical language but since there are many thousands of thousands, I just naturally …
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Sep 6, 2013 · Thousands of years (thousands is a plural noun) is more than 2,000 years and less than 10,000 years. I don't think either would ensure that the reader received the idea of six to …
'many thousands of trees' vs 'many thousand trees'
Sep 12, 2010 · 2. Thousands of trees have been cut down. 3. A few thousand trees have been cut down. 4. a few thousands of trees have been cut down. 5. Many thousand trees have been cut …
a thousand times over / thousands times over - WordReference …
Jun 16, 2011 · I would say "a thousand times over" or even "over and over (and over)"