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Nina_Nia Posted 14 years ago
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A Mush

Hello,

If the word 'mush' is uncountabe why is it used with an indefinite article?

'The ground was a mush of wet leaves.'

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Hi, When such words are described or defined in some way, they are commonly treated as countable. eg She found happiness . eg she found a happiness that she had never expected.

  • Hi, When such words are described or defined in some way, they are commonly treated as countable.
  • eg She found happiness .
  • eg she found a happiness that she had never expected.
  • And her sister also found a surprising happiness.
  • eg The bowl was full of mush, eg The bowl was full of a brown mush ..
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Hi,

When such words are described or defined in some way, they are commonly treated as countable.

eg She found happiness.
eg she found a happiness that she had never expected. . And her sister also found a surprising

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