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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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Let us assume this is the definition of the word 'fever'. What is the difference?
If you have a fever (or fever??), you have body temperature that is higher than usual.

I think people prefer 'a fever' over 'fever' and wonder why.
  

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Hi, Let us assume this is the definition of the word 'fever'. What is the difference? ), you have body temperature that is higher than usual.

— Clive

  • Hi, Let us assume this is the definition of the word 'fever'.
  • What is the difference?
  • ), you have body temperature that is higher than usual.
  • I think people prefer 'a fever' over 'fever' and wonder why.
  • Such matters can be very idiomatic.
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Hi,
Let us assume this is the definition of the word 'fever'. What is the difference?
If you have a fever (or fever??), you have body temperature that is higher than usual.

I think people prefer 'a fever' over 'fever' and wonder why.

Such matters can be very idiomatic.
Very generally speaking, 'a fever' suggests you are thinking of one instance, one occurrence
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CliveIn British English, at least the way I speak it, we don't even say 'She has a fever'. We say 'She has a temperature'.

As I said, such matters are often very idiomatic.
How's this for idiomatic? In AmE you often hear "She's running a temperature."
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