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Onizo Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Good sleep

You are talking generally.
1. I need good sleep.
2. I need a good sleep.

Which is correct?
  

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At first glance (1) looked like an error to me, but actually it could mean that you need good quality sleep rather than bad quality sleep. I don't really recommend it though. "I need a lot of sleep" is OK if you mean "more than most people / more than average".

— GPY

  • At first glance (1) looked like an error to me, but actually it could mean that you need good quality sleep rather than bad quality sleep.
  • I don't really recommend it though.
  • "I need a lot of sleep" is OK if you mean "more than most people / more than average".
  • (2) is OK, but it is not "talking generally".
  • It means you need a (one) good long period of sleep.
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At first glance (1) looked like an error to me, but actually it could mean that you need good quality sleep rather than bad quality sleep. I don't really recommend it though. "I need a lot of sleep" is OK if you mean "more than most people / more than average".

(2) is OK, but it is not "talking generally". It means you need a (one) good long period of sleep. For a general statement, you c
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GPYAt first glance (1) looked like an error to me, but actually it could mean that you need good quality sleep rather than bad quality sleep. I don't really recommend it though. "
Thank you GPY.

I meant "I need good quality sleep". But why this with the word quality is ok, but not mine? Why did mine looked like an error?
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onizoI meant "I need good quality sleep". But why this with the word quality is ok, but not mine? Why did mine looked like an error?
It could be that the juxtaposition of (1) and (2) did not help the interpretation of (1), tending to make (1) look like a mistake for (2).
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