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Should there be an “a” before “ten years imprisonment”?
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As part of a question I had on another SE site, I stumbled upon an article which has the following sentence:
If a Georgia resident plans to travel elsewhere to obtain an abortion, she may be charged with conspiracy to commit murder, punishable by 10 years’ imprisonment
Shouldn't the answer to punishable by what? be: by a 10 years imprisonment or by 10 years of imprisonment?
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As part of a question I had on another SE site, I stumbled upon an article which has the following sentence:
If a Georgia resident plans to travel elsewhere to obtain an abortion, she may be charged with conspiracy to commit murder, punishable by 10 years’ imprisonment
Shouldn't the answer to punishable by what? be: by a 10 years imprisonment or by 10 years of imprisonment?
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As part of a question I had on another SE site, I stumbled upon an article which has the following sentence:
If a Georgia resident plans to travel elsewhere to obtain an abortion, she may be charged with conspiracy to commit murder, punishable by 10 years’ imprisonment
Shouldn't the answer to punishable by what? be: by a 10 years imprisonment or by 10 years of imprisonment?
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asked 3 hours ago
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As part of a question I had on another SE site, I stumbled upon an article which has the following sentence:
If a Georgia resident plans to travel elsewhere to obtain an abortion, she may be charged with conspiracy to commit murder, punishable by 10 years’ imprisonment
Shouldn't the answer to punishable by what? be: by a 10 years imprisonment or by 10 years of imprisonment?
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No. There is an apostrophe after "years", so it means "imprisonment of ten years" - though you wouldn't actually say that, you'd say "imprisonment for ten years".
Imprisonment, like most abstracts, is a count noun, and doesn't take "a".
You could just about say "a ten-year imprisonment", where the article is licensed by the qualifier on "imprisonment" (compare "a very cruel imprisonment"), but it is not idiomatic. But the plural ending on "years" indicates that it cannot be that construction.
answered 3 hours ago
Colin FineColin Fine
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What about OP's last suggestion; that looks right to me: by ten years of imprisonment.
– Cardinal
1 hour ago
I disagree that a ten year imprisonment is unidiomatic. But that's a minor point.
– Jason Bassford
1 hour ago
Did you mean to say imprisonment is a non-count noun?
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No. There is an apostrophe after "years", so it means "imprisonment of ten years" - though you wouldn't actually say that, you'd say "imprisonment for ten years".
Imprisonment, like most abstracts, is a count noun, and doesn't take "a".
You could just about say "a ten-year imprisonment", where the article is licensed by the qualifier on "imprisonment" (compare "a very cruel imprisonment"), but it is not idiomatic. But the plural ending on "years" indicates that it cannot be that construction.
answered 3 hours ago
Colin FineColin Fine
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What about OP's last suggestion; that looks right to me: by ten years of imprisonment.
– Cardinal
1 hour ago
I disagree that a ten year imprisonment is unidiomatic. But that's a minor point.
– Jason Bassford
1 hour ago
Did you mean to say imprisonment is a non-count noun?
– The Photon
1 hour ago
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No. There is an apostrophe after "years", so it means "imprisonment of ten years" - though you wouldn't actually say that, you'd say "imprisonment for ten years".
Imprisonment, like most abstracts, is a count noun, and doesn't take "a".
You could just about say "a ten-year imprisonment", where the article is licensed by the qualifier on "imprisonment" (compare "a very cruel imprisonment"), but it is not idiomatic. But the plural ending on "years" indicates that it cannot be that construction.
answered 3 hours ago
Colin FineColin Fine
33.9k24966
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What about OP's last suggestion; that looks right to me: by ten years of imprisonment.
– Cardinal
1 hour ago
I disagree that a ten year imprisonment is unidiomatic. But that's a minor point.
– Jason Bassford
1 hour ago
Did you mean to say imprisonment is a non-count noun?
– The Photon
1 hour ago
add a comment |
No. There is an apostrophe after "years", so it means "imprisonment of ten years" - though you wouldn't actually say that, you'd say "imprisonment for ten years".
Imprisonment, like most abstracts, is a count noun, and doesn't take "a".
You could just about say "a ten-year imprisonment", where the article is licensed by the qualifier on "imprisonment" (compare "a very cruel imprisonment"), but it is not idiomatic. But the plural ending on "years" indicates that it cannot be that construction.
answered 3 hours ago
Colin FineColin Fine
33.9k24966
No. There is an apostrophe after "years", so it means "imprisonment of ten years" - though you wouldn't actually say that, you'd say "imprisonment for ten years".
Imprisonment, like most abstracts, is a count noun, and doesn't take "a".
You could just about say "a ten-year imprisonment", where the article is licensed by the qualifier on "imprisonment" (compare "a very cruel imprisonment"), but it is not idiomatic. But the plural ending on "years" indicates that it cannot be that construction.
answered 3 hours ago
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What about OP's last suggestion; that looks right to me: by ten years of imprisonment.
– Cardinal
1 hour ago
I disagree that a ten year imprisonment is unidiomatic. But that's a minor point.
– Jason Bassford
1 hour ago
Did you mean to say imprisonment is a non-count noun?
– The Photon
1 hour ago
add a comment |
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What about OP's last suggestion; that looks right to me: by ten years of imprisonment.
– Cardinal
1 hour ago
I disagree that a ten year imprisonment is unidiomatic. But that's a minor point.
– Jason Bassford
1 hour ago
Did you mean to say imprisonment is a non-count noun?
– The Photon
1 hour ago
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What about OP's last suggestion; that looks right to me: by ten years of imprisonment.
– Cardinal
1 hour ago
What about OP's last suggestion; that looks right to me: by ten years of imprisonment.
– Cardinal
1 hour ago
I disagree that a ten year imprisonment is unidiomatic. But that's a minor point.
– Jason Bassford
1 hour ago
I disagree that a ten year imprisonment is unidiomatic. But that's a minor point.
– Jason Bassford
1 hour ago
Did you mean to say imprisonment is a non-count noun?
– The Photon
1 hour ago
Did you mean to say imprisonment is a non-count noun?
– The Photon
1 hour ago
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