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Well, not just me! Maybe, a many. #1 (permalink) Fri Apr 09, 2010 14:15 pm   Well, not just me! Maybe, a many.
 

Is the reply to a question "Someone has been living in the 1980's" correct?
I wrote: Well, not just me! Maybe, a many.

What if, I add 'of us' (...Maybe, a many of us.). Would it still be correct?
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Well, not just me! Maybe, a many. #2 (permalink) Fri Apr 09, 2010 14:28 pm   Well, not just me! Maybe, a many.
 

You wouldn't use the indefinite article.
"Well, not just me! Maybe many."
or, to make it clearer to the listener/reader:
"Well, not just me! Maybe many do." ('do' - in this case, live in the 80s)

Adding 'of us' wouldn't change the meaning at all, so you can use it if you wish:
"Well, not just me! Maybe many of us."
"Well, not just me! Maybe many of us do."
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Well, not just me! Maybe, a many. #3 (permalink) Fri Apr 09, 2010 14:57 pm   Well, not just me! Maybe, a many.
 

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