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Victorycountry Posted 21 years ago
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00In " Some singluar nouns are normally used with 'a' because they refer to things that we usually talk about one at time", I am not really sure what the "one" is referring to. Does it mean just "one(the number one)"? 02br
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00Examples provided after that explanation are following. 02br
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001. I went upstairs and had "a wash" 02br
002. Why don't we go outside for "a smoke"? 02br
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0 I think "a wash" refers to "one time of wash" , "a smoke" refers to " one time of smoke" in your examples. This is only my personal view which needs confirmation of someone else. 0-

— Jacklong

  • 0 I think "a wash" refers to "one time of wash" , "a smoke" refers to " one time of smoke" in your examples.
  • This is only my personal view which needs confirmation of someone else.
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0 I think "a wash" refers to "one time of wash" , "a smoke" refers to " one time of smoke" in your examples. This is only my personal view which needs confirmation of someone else. 0-
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0 Yes, I'd say your "one" Is opposed to "two", or "several". You usually have "one" cigarette at a time, and not 2, unless you're really craving/distracted. 02br
00You can notice these nouns come directly from the verbs: to have a walk, a swim, a smoke, a drive, aso... 0-
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