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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Countable or Uncountable

Do we say:

I had fish for dinner last night.

or

I had a fish for dinner last night.
  

Top answer

" If you say you had "a fish" it sounds like you had the entire fish. It also sounds a bit like you're a sea lion or a penguin.

— BarbaraPA

  • " If you say you had "a fish" it sounds like you had the entire fish.
  • It also sounds a bit like you're a sea lion or a penguin.
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Say that you had "fish."

If you say you had "a fish" it sounds like you had the entire fish. It also sounds a bit like you're a sea lion or a penguin.
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Grammar GeekIt also sounds a bit like you're a sea lion or a penguin.

And how do we know he's not?
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