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Chariot Posted 19 years ago
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accountant
0 We are interviewing candidates for the position of 01 font 00 accountant. 02 font 00 I thought that there should be "an" preceding "accountant" because it is a count noun. a singular count noun can not be used without any articles before it. 01 font 00 We are interviewing candidates of the position of an accountant. 02 font 00 0-
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0 Accountant here is a job title so does not need an article. 02 br 02 br 00 Think of the sentence 'They are voting to decide who should be president'. 0-
- 0 Accountant here is a job title so does not need an article.
- 02 br 02 br 00 Think of the sentence 'They are voting to decide who should be president'.
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0 Accountant here is a job title so does not need an article. The person who get the job will be an accountant, but they will work in the role of accountant. 02 br
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00 Think of the sentence 'They are voting to decide who should be president'. You wouldn't put 'They are voting to decide who should be a president.'. 0-
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00 Think of the sentence 'They are voting to decide who should be president'. You wouldn't put 'They are voting to decide who should be a president.'. 0-
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0 Thank you Nona de Brit. 02 br
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00 Can all profession words be used way, as job titles? the position of professor, the job of nurse? If they are used as job titles, do they become uncountable nouns? 02 br
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00 In the case of "president', can I write this way? They 01 font 00 are voting to decide who should be President. 02 fo
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00 Can all profession words be used way, as job titles? the position of professor, the job of nurse? If they are used as job titles, do they become uncountable nouns? 02 br
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00 In the case of "president', can I write this way? They 01 font 00 are voting to decide who should be President. 02 fo
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