Попалось вот такое выражение:"Baltimore, though home to many a gentlemen's club, does have one diamond in the rough-"***""
Это что за оборот такой?Или лучше поменять на традиционное "though home to many gentlemen's clubs"?
"Many a ..."конструкция?
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"Many a ..."конструкция?
Понимать меня не обязательно. Обязательно любить и кормить вовремя.(с)Чеширский Кот
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An indefinite article is sometimes used in conjunction with the quantifier many, thus joining a plural quantifier with a singular noun (which then takes a singular verb):
* Many a young man has fallen in love with her golden hair.
* Many an apple has fallen by October.
This construction lends itself to a somewhat literary effect (some would say a stuffy or archaic effect) and is best used sparingly, if at all.
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Thomas Moore wrote:Those ev'ning bells those ev'ning bells,
How many a tale their music tells Как много дум наводит он
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