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Days and Daze

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Days is the plural form of the noun day (as in "one or two days a week"). The noun daze means a stunned or bewildered condition; as a verb, daze means to stun or to dazzle.

Examples:

  • After the accident, she wandered around in a daze.
  • Saturday and Sunday are my favorite days of the week.

Practice:

(a) "In those _____, spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, women were real women, and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri." (Douglas Adams)

(b) After the station was hit, Jerry sat in a _____ for 30 minutes.

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