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Gilysse Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
"a" paper?
Is it okay to say "a thin paper", or we should only say "a piece/sheet of thin paper"?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
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Hi, Technically, it's incorrect to say "a paper". Having said that, you will hear people say it that way anyway. Paper is uncountable.
- Hi, Technically, it's incorrect to say "a paper".
- Having said that, you will hear people say it that way anyway.
- Paper is uncountable.
- We may say " a stack of paper", a piece of paper" or "a roll of paper", depending on the type of paper we are referring to.
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Hi,
Technically, it's incorrect to say "a paper". Having said that, you will hear people say it that way anyway.
Paper is uncountable. We may say " a stack of paper", a piece of paper" or "a roll of paper", depending on the type of paper we are referring to.
Technically, it's incorrect to say "a paper". Having said that, you will hear people say it that way anyway.
Paper is uncountable. We may say " a stack of paper", a piece of paper" or "a roll of paper", depending on the type of paper we are referring to.
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