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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
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noses

0Humans have noses.02br
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00Is this correct? To me, it sounds like a human can possibly have more than one nose.0-
  

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0 01h2 05002h2 00 01table 01tr 01td 00If all humans are animals and all 01b 00humans have noses02b 00, why is being an animal a part of the concept of being human and having a nose not? 02br 02br 00 It's fine. rhtmlcSparkNotes: Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics: Preamble

— Marius Hancu

  • 0 01h2 05002h2 00 01table 01tr 01td 00If all humans are animals and all 01b 00humans have noses02b 00, why is being an animal a part of the concept of being human and having a nose not?
  • 02br 02br 00 It's fine.
  • rhtmlcSparkNotes: Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics: Preamble
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00If all humans are animals and all 01b00humans have noses02b00, why is being an animal a part of the concept of being human and having a nose not? 01b00...02br
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0Humans have a nose that is less sensitive than dogs'.02br
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00Can I use 'a nose'? Or must I say:02br
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00Humans have noses that are less sensitive than dogs'.0-
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0 Hi, this is another common problem, it's difficult to choose between singular and plural sometimes. Anyway, I learned that in cases like the ones you asked about, plural nouns are much more common. Example:02br
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