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Hanuman_2000 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

fever

0Hello,02br
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00How "fever" can be a countable noun? It is just a feeling or concept or abstract.02br
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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00How "fever" can be a countable noun? 00You can say 02font 01i 00'I had a fever last Jan, and another last Oct, and another last Aug. 02i 00 00However, I think this use of the word 'fever' is a N.

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  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00How "fever" can be a countable noun?
  • 00You can say 02font 01i 00'I had a fever last Jan, and another last Oct, and another last Aug.
  • 02i 00 00However, I think this use of the word 'fever' is a N.
  • American usage.
  • In BrE, I think they say 'a temperature'.
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0Hi,02br
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0That’s the reason why there are exceptions to grammar rules. 02br
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0"To have a temperature" is quite common in BrE, in the context of "describing a symptom". You might also say "he's feverish", after feeling someone's forehead.02br
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00"To have a fever" in BrE implies a serious ailment of the kind that keeps you in bed for a couple of days.02br
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