Teal lime Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
How long of a drive will it be?
Are the following sentences correct?
1) How long of a drive will it be?
2) How much of a problem will that cause the government?
Thank you.
Top answer
To me, "how long of a ~" is glaringly incorrect. It should be "how long a ~". However, the "of" is inserted by some AmE speakers in cases such as this, and I believe it may be more accepted over there, at least in informal spoken language.
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To me, "how long of a ~" is glaringly incorrect. It should be "how long a ~". However, the "of" is inserted by some AmE speakers in cases such as this, and I believe it may be more accepted over there, at least in informal spoken language.
(2) is OK.
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