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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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meaning

"I'm really liking the metaphors. There IS meaning in the mundane."

It's a review that I read. Is it also correct to change 'meaning' into 'a meaning?' If so, I do know, what's the difference between 'meaning' and 'a meaning?'
  

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' Yes. ' 'meaning' is uncountable. Roughly, it's intelligibility.

  • ' Yes.
  • ' 'meaning' is uncountable.
  • Roughly, it's intelligibility.
  • 'a meaning' is countable, one particular meaning or interpretation, a certain meaning that the writer has in mind.
  • CJ
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AnonymousIs it also correct to change 'meaning' into 'a meaning?'
Yes.
Anonymouswhat's the difference between 'meaning' and 'a meaning?'
'meaning' is uncountable. Roughly, it's intelligibility.
'a meaning' is countable, one particular meaning or interpretation, a certain meaning that the writer has in mind.

CJ

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