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I believe using "of" is correct when using "myriad" as a noun, the same as "many" or "number" (the noun form of numerous). "He had a great number of seashells"
by everforward 2y ago
I believe using "of" is correct when using "myriad" as a noun, the same as "many" or "number" (the noun form of numerous). "He had a great number of seashells", "she possessed a myriad of skills".
Apparently it used to/still means 10,000 so it should be usable anywhere 10,000 is. "There were a myriad of them"/"there were 10,000 of them".
- asimpletune 2y agoO that’s funny. Apparently it was originally a noun, hundreds of years ago. It actually changed into the adjectival use I was referring to earlier in the 1800s. If anything it seems that using myriad as an adjective was actually an example of a rule change made to accommodate how people were speaking at the time.
- everforward 2y agoLanguage is certainly a fascinating thing. The adjective form of "legion" always throws me off, like in the Anonymous slogan ("we are legion"). Off topic, but now I do kind of wish the Magic: The Gathering mechanic was named "Legion" instead of "Myriad".