Concrete nouns are nouns that refer to people, animals, or things. Concrete nouns can be "re-identified" with the idea of "the very same one". That is the same [person / animal / thing] that I saw yesterday.
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Grammar Geek being one doesn't correspond to being another.Absolutely so. It's not that simple. I came across a number of references in which both concepts were discussed, and one was employed by way of describing certain aspects of the other. Perhaps I can find them again, if I haven't scuttled my history.
CalifJim You can't say that the morning of December 25, for example, is the same morning you are experiencing again today. So morning is an abstract noun.Nor can I say that the egg I ate yesterday is the same egg I'm eating today. (Oh dear.)
AvangiNor can I say that the egg I ate yesterday is the same egg I'm eating today. (Oh dear.)Be reasonable! You can say that the egg you didn't eat is that very same egg that you colored for Easter. At least somere-identification of eggs upon re-experiencing them is possible! Now individual peas, I don't know.