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Johnson13 Posted 13 years ago
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it is matter of regret that we had not, at a certain point, arranged our undertakings otherwise than we did.
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In Fowler's Dictionary is a sentence: it is matter of regret that we had not, at a certain point, arranged our undertakings otherwise than we did.
But in the entry for ANCHYLOSE is a sentence:... since it is a matter of absolute indifference whether the hard sound is preserved or not...
In modern learner's dictionaries I can't find MATTER as in such cases without an indefinite article. Do you think the first sentence has a printing mistake?
In Fowler's Dictionary is a sentence: it is matter of regret that we had not, at a certain point, arranged our undertakings otherwise than we did.
But in the entry for ANCHYLOSE is a sentence:... since it is a matter of absolute indifference whether the hard sound is preserved or not...
In modern learner's dictionaries I can't find MATTER as in such cases without an indefinite article. Do you think the first sentence has a printing mistake?
Top answer
Yes, the first sentence should have an article.
- Yes, the first sentence should have an article.
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