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Bubblebath Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Book as food
When you talk about something focusing on its aspect as foodstuff, you use no article like "I love pork". If so, is a termite's speech "I love book" in a fairly tale acceptable? He talks about his taste.
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Hi, It's obviously unusual. In a context whewre the meaning is clear, it could sound quite amusing. But in an unclear context, it might be a little harder for the reader to understand.
- Hi, It's obviously unusual.
- In a context whewre the meaning is clear, it could sound quite amusing.
- But in an unclear context, it might be a little harder for the reader to understand.
- He might, for example, think the intended and slightly ungrammatical meaning is that the termite likes to read.
- Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,
It's obviously unusual. In a context whewre the meaning is clear, it could sound quite amusing.
But in an unclear context, it might be a little harder for the reader to understand. He might, for example, think the intended and slightly ungrammatical meaning is that the termite likes to read.
Best wishes, Clive
It's obviously unusual. In a context whewre the meaning is clear, it could sound quite amusing.
But in an unclear context, it might be a little harder for the reader to understand. He might, for example, think the intended and slightly ungrammatical meaning is that the termite likes to read.
Best wishes, Clive
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