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Teal keyboard Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
A herring or herring
Hello! Can we say "I'm eating chicken/herring" without an article "a"? - if we mean a dish? Or we have to say "a chicken/ a herring/ herrings"?
Thank you
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'I'm eating a chicken' means 'I am eating a whole chicken'. 'I'm eating chicken' means 'I am eating part of a chicken'. 'I'm eating herring' means 'I am eating two or more herring(s)'.
- 'I'm eating a chicken' means 'I am eating a whole chicken'.
- 'I'm eating chicken' means 'I am eating part of a chicken'.
- 'I'm eating herring' means 'I am eating two or more herring(s)'.
- 'I'm eating a herring' means 'I am eating one herring'.
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'I'm eating a chicken' means 'I am eating a whole chicken'.
'I'm eating chicken' means 'I am eating part of a chicken'.
'I'm eating herring' means 'I am eating two or more herring(s)'.
'I'm eating a herring' means 'I am eating one herring'.
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