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SheltieBites Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Loss of Picture
http://articles.latimes.com/1987-09-17/news/vw-8418_1_modern-vcrs
"One of the most common problems caused by dirt and debris is clogging of the video heads. There are also stationary audio/control and erase heads that can become contaminated. Dirty heads will produce effects ranging from a few "noisy" horizontal streaks across your screen to complete loss of picture."
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/picture
According to this dictionary at entry 3, "picture" is countable. So is "loss of picture" missing an article between "of" and "picture"?
"One of the most common problems caused by dirt and debris is clogging of the video heads. There are also stationary audio/control and erase heads that can become contaminated. Dirty heads will produce effects ranging from a few "noisy" horizontal streaks across your screen to complete loss of picture."
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/picture
According to this dictionary at entry 3, "picture" is countable. So is "loss of picture" missing an article between "of" and "picture"?
Top answer
No. ''Loss of picture' is perfectly idiomatic. The definite article is optional.
- No.
- ''Loss of picture' is perfectly idiomatic.
- The definite article is optional.
- Rover
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No.
''Loss of picture' is perfectly idiomatic. The definite article is optional.
Rover
No.
''Loss of picture' is perfectly idiomatic. The definite article is optional.
Rover
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