myriad... of?

heza

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Can someone use "myriad" in a few sentences so I know I'm not crazy.

I'm a tech writer and whenever I edit "a" [myriad] "of" out of a piece I've been asked to look over, the published version ends up with "a" and "of" edited right back in there by the original author or by the design department. So... apparently, everyone in my company thinks I'm wrong. Am I wrong?

I don't know why we use the word so often, but it's in a lot of our marketing boilerplate. It's an adjective, not a noun... right? Tell me I'm right. Or am I crazy?
 

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It can be a noun or an adjective.
 

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So I am crazy, and "a myriad of reasons" is correct. Okay, then.
 

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*sigh* Readjusting my reality hurts my head....