Is There Any Difference In Meaning Between Them?
myth 3. an invented story, fictious person, etc.:
[noncount]: His account of the event is pure myth.
[count]: Her story is just a myth.
source: Random House Webster's Advanced English Dictionary
Is there any difference in meaning between nouncount 'myth' and count 'a myth'? In other words, is there any difference in meaning between His account of the event is a pure myth and His account of the event is pure myth?
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" However, the word "myth" is rarely used like this (in American English), since it has such strong associations with ancient mythology. "
- " However, the word "myth" is rarely used like this (in American English), since it has such strong associations with ancient mythology.
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The given examples are theoretically grammatical, as is: "His account of the event is pure myth/a pure myth." However, the word "myth" is rarely used like this (in American English), since it has such strong associations with ancient mythology. You'd hear instead:
"His account of the event is pure fiction." (The article "a" is rarely used with the word "fiction.")
"Her st
0anonymousIs there any difference in meaning between nouncount 'myth' and count 'a myth'?
There is for me.
anonymousany difference in meaning between His account of the event is a pure myth and His account of the event is pure myth?
The difference is the same as for any othe
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