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How come an article "a" was placed in front of the plural noun "199 days"?

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Rebecca

Good question! The article "a" is used here in place of "one". So "a hundred ninety nine days" refers to "one hundred and ninety nine days". It is not technically grammatically correct to use "a" here in place of "one" but it is common to use this when speaking very quickly.

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