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Milky Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

nonsense/silly as noun

Apart from in India and some BrEng dialects, where are nonsense and silly used as nouns?
  

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S. ") Silly is not a noun - but sillness is.

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Nonsense is a noun in the U.S. ("What type of nonsense is this?" "Stop that nonsense right now!")

Silly is not a noun - but sillness is.
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Grammar GeekNonsense is a noun in the U.S. ("What type of nonsense is this?" "Stop that nonsense right now!")

Silly is not a noun - but sillness is.

I see. Do you use it like this?

"This is a nonsense."
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No. Interesting. You can say "this nonsense" or "the nonsense" but not "a nonsense."
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Milky Do you use it like this?
"This is a nonsense."
"This is nonsense" (without "a"), yes, is used in North America.
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