0Hi,02br 02br 00I am going to write several (perhaps more) sentences with the variable noun 'discussion'. I think the difference in countable and uncountable aspects of a variable noun can be looked as one being perceived as a whole pie that is boundless and the other as an actual slice of a pie that has a definite shape.02br 02br 00OK, I am going to give you some sentences and when you see them, please tell me which one is correct. Did I deal with the pizza thing properly? 02br 02br 00We had a great discussion on human rights issues. (Correct)02br 02br 00We had great discussion on human rights issues. (Not correct, you should have 'a' in front of great.)02br 02br 00We cannot let the day go by without having discussion on human rights issues. (Correct)02br 02br 00We cannot let the day go by without having a solid discussion on human rights issues. (Correct)02br 02br 00We cannot let the day go by without having a solid discusion on possible human rights problems in some of the third-world countries. (Correct) 0-
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