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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Behaviour or a behaviour in a dictionary context
I looked at the Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary, the word "buffoonery" and it had this.
Buffoonery is foolish behaviour that makes you laugh.
Could it be "a foolish behaviour"?
Buffoonery is foolish behaviour that makes you laugh.
Could it be "a foolish behaviour"?
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It could be, meaning one particular behavioral act; but as definitions go, the more general uncountable "behavior" is more useful, as it could apply to a single act as well as to habitual behavior. )
- It could be, meaning one particular behavioral act; but as definitions go, the more general uncountable "behavior" is more useful, as it could apply to a single act as well as to habitual behavior.
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It could be, meaning one particular behavioral act; but as definitions go, the more general uncountable "behavior" is more useful, as it could apply to a single act as well as to habitual behavior.
(Others may feel that "behavior" should not be used as a countable.)
(Others may feel that "behavior" should not be used as a countable.)
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