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MustAsk Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Article or no article

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Which one is correct? And WHY (very important) ?
1.Curses and swear words! What an awful language!
2.Curses and swear words! What awful language!
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Both may be correct, as "language" may be countable or uncountable. The second one would be more likely, since the first implies that English as a language is made up principally of curses and swear words. The second one could refer to a particular utterance, or diatribe.

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  • Both may be correct, as "language" may be countable or uncountable.
  • The second one would be more likely, since the first implies that English as a language is made up principally of curses and swear words.
  • The second one could refer to a particular utterance, or diatribe.
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Both may be correct, as "language" may be countable or uncountable.

The second one would be more likely, since the first implies that English as a language is made up principally of curses and swear words.

The second one could refer to a particular utterance, or diatribe.
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I think in this case, language is to talk about some kinds of parlance, or can say utterance; so it is an uncountable noun and there is no article in that sentence. No. 2 is my answer.
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MustAskan awful language
Awful languages may include English, Chinese, Swedish, French, and so on. Each of these is an example of a language.
MustAskawful language
Awful language may include ungrammatical language, vulgar language, incoherent language, and so on. Each of these is an example of language.

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