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Believer Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
applicable to proper nouns as well?
Hi,
I think a normal premise behind making of a countable noun out of an uncountable noun is to make or distinguish into types. Can it be applied to proper nouns?
She found a way to help little Bobby.
Here, little isn't good enough to make Bobby into types, but this might do:
She found a cool Bobby sauntering along the road.
Here, cool might makes it cool enough to makes Bobby to wear many different personal hats.
So, can we say for a proper noun like names, the nature of adjective can make a difference in making the name countable or uncountable? Can this only apply to names? How about other proper nouns?
Thank you.
I think a normal premise behind making of a countable noun out of an uncountable noun is to make or distinguish into types. Can it be applied to proper nouns?
She found a way to help little Bobby.
Here, little isn't good enough to make Bobby into types, but this might do:
She found a cool Bobby sauntering along the road.
Here, cool might makes it cool enough to makes Bobby to wear many different personal hats.
So, can we say for a proper noun like names, the nature of adjective can make a difference in making the name countable or uncountable? Can this only apply to names? How about other proper nouns?
Thank you.
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I wouldn't say "Bobby" is uncountable in your first sentence... To me, "little Bobby" is used as a proper name, as in "young David", "big John"... He *is* little, most probably because there's a tall or older Bobby in his family or in the neighborhood.
- I wouldn't say "Bobby" is uncountable in your first sentence...
- To me, "little Bobby" is used as a proper name, as in "young David", "big John"...
- He *is* little, most probably because there's a tall or older Bobby in his family or in the neighborhood.
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I wouldn't say "Bobby" is uncountable in your first sentence... To me, "little Bobby" is used as a proper name, as in "young David", "big John"... He *is* little, most probably because there's a tall or older Bobby in his family or in the neighborhood.
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Hi,
I think a normal premise behind making of a countable noun out of an uncountable noun is to make or distinguish into types. Can it be applied to proper nouns?
She found a way to help little Bobby.
Here, little isn't good enough to make Bobby into types, but this might do:
I think a normal premise behind making of a countable noun out of an uncountable noun is to make or distinguish into types. Can it be applied to proper nouns?
She found a way to help little Bobby.
Here, little isn't good enough to make Bobby into types, but this might do:
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