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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Food poisoning issue

Can I actually wirte 'She got a food poisoning'?

And can 'food poisoning' be used with an 'a' before it at all?

And why?

Thanks a lot.
  

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Hi, Can I actually wirte 'She got a food poisoning'? And can 'food poisoning' be used with an 'a' before it at all? And why?

— Clive

  • Hi, Can I actually wirte 'She got a food poisoning'?
  • And can 'food poisoning' be used with an 'a' before it at all?
  • And why?
  • In a context like that, 'food poisoning' is not considered countable, so don't use 'a'.
  • Consider that you wouldn't say 'He got a measles'.
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Hi,

Can I actually wirte 'She got a food poisoning'?

And can 'food poisoning' be used with an 'a' before it at all?

And why?

In a context like that, 'food poisoning' is not considered countable, so don't use 'a'.

Consider that you wouldn't say 'He got a measles'.



However, a doctor might say

I treated a food poisoning
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