"as good a place as" or "as good place as"?

aleCcowaN · #1 June 28, 2011, 04:59 PM

"...tan buen lugar como..."/"...un lugar tan bueno como..."

as good a place as? (some 600 instances in Google)
as good place as? (some 400 instances in Google)
either?
AmE, BrE?

Thank you in advance.

poli · #2 June 28, 2011, 05:50 PM

As good a place as

is much better.

wrholt · #3 June 28, 2011, 09:09 PM

Seconding poli: "as good a place as" is better.

Perikles · #4 June 29, 2011, 02:09 AM

Thirding

: "as good place as" is simply wrong.

aleCcowaN · #5 June 29, 2011, 05:02 AM

Thank you very muchísimo!!!

(a classic in my family)

I heard it in a movie from a character in his teens, so, you never know. The problem now is how can I remember that "a"

CrOtALiTo · #6 July 01, 2011, 12:22 PM

I think the same, as good a place as.

I found the same meaning in the network instead of other ones.

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