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Mr. Tom Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Can we use "a" with "language"?
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Can we use "a" with "language"?
The novel is written in a very literary language.
The novel is written in very literary language.
Thanks,
Tom
Can we use "a" with "language"?
The novel is written in a very literary language.
The novel is written in very literary language.
Thanks,
Tom
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Hi, Can we use "a" with "language"? Yes, you can. But, to my ear, it sounds better to say .
- Hi, Can we use "a" with "language"?
- Yes, you can.
- But, to my ear, it sounds better to say .
- .
- in a very literary style (of language).
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Hi,
Can we use "a" with "language"? Yes, you can. But, to my ear, it sounds better to say
. . . in a very literary style (of language).
The novel is written in a very literary language.
The novel is written in very literary language.
Clive
Can we use "a" with "language"? Yes, you can. But, to my ear, it sounds better to say
. . . in a very literary style (of language).
The novel is written in a very literary language.
The novel is written in very literary language.
Clive
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Thanks, Clive, and I also agree that style sounds much better than language.
...but, just to make sure, do you find these sentence grammatically OK too--I mean, should there be "a" before very or not?
The novel is written in a very literary language.
The novel is written in very literary language.
...but, just to make sure, do you find these sentence grammatically OK too--I mean, should there be "a" before very or not?
The novel is written in a very literary language.
The novel is written in very literary language.
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Hi,
Both are OK.
The use of the article, ie 'A literary language', focuses the reader's thoughts on the idea that there can be other types of language, eg a non-literary language, a gutter labguage, an everyday language, etc.
Clive
Both are OK.
The use of the article, ie 'A literary language', focuses the reader's thoughts on the idea that there can be other types of language, eg a non-literary language, a gutter labguage, an everyday language, etc.
Clive
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