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Taka Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Common sense
Is it 'a common sense' (i.e. countable) or 'common sense' (i.e. uncountable)?
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Hi Taka If you're using "common sense" to mean "sound and prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts", then it is uncountable.
- Hi Taka If you're using "common sense" to mean "sound and prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts", then it is uncountable.
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Hi Taka
If you're using "common sense" to mean "sound and prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts", then it is uncountable.
If you're using "common sense" to mean "sound and prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts", then it is uncountable.
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Good! Thanks, Amy.
And what kind of cases is the countable 'common sense' for?
And what kind of cases is the countable 'common sense' for?
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Hi Taka
A couple of possible usages in which you might find "a common sense" are these, for example:
The collocation "common sense" might function as an adjective:
- a common sense approach to the problem
Or the the word "sense" could be used to mean something similar to "feeling", "view" or "opinion":
- There is a
A couple of possible usages in which you might find "a common sense" are these, for example:
The collocation "common sense" might function as an adjective:
- a common sense approach to the problem
Or the the word "sense" could be used to mean something similar to "feeling", "view" or "opinion":
- There is a
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