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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Pragamatic use of variable nouns: Robbery and salad
Hi,
I want to examine the possible reason or reasons behind the use of a general version or a specfic (example or kind) version.
First case:
The pyramids have been choice targets for robbers. Robbery was such a big problem, even in ancient times, and they tried to make it hard for robbers to steal by designing secret rooms and mazes.
If you precede this with some sentences that note specific instances of robberies perpetuated in the past, then the use of the word 'robberies' would be preferred, if not correct. Personally, I think the use of 'robberies' is correct and the use of a general term. 'robbery' would be incorrect.
Second case:
I went into a pizza restaurant and dithering between the salads to have. I decided to have two different kinds of salads for a change: one that focuses on vegetarian and the other on meat.
I think the use of 'salads' is good since the context is set at a pizza resturant where a variety of food/vegetable/fruit items are assumed to be present, so the use of 'salads' is good since the context setting supports its use. Do you agree?
I want to examine the possible reason or reasons behind the use of a general version or a specfic (example or kind) version.
First case:
The pyramids have been choice targets for robbers. Robbery was such a big problem, even in ancient times, and they tried to make it hard for robbers to steal by designing secret rooms and mazes.
If you precede this with some sentences that note specific instances of robberies perpetuated in the past, then the use of the word 'robberies' would be preferred, if not correct. Personally, I think the use of 'robberies' is correct and the use of a general term. 'robbery' would be incorrect.
Second case:
I went into a pizza restaurant and dithering between the salads to have. I decided to have two different kinds of salads for a change: one that focuses on vegetarian and the other on meat.
I think the use of 'salads' is good since the context is set at a pizza resturant where a variety of food/vegetable/fruit items are assumed to be present, so the use of 'salads' is good since the context setting supports its use. Do you agree?
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Anonymous First case: The pyramids have been choice targets for robbers. Robbery was such a big problem, even in ancient times, and they tried to make it hard for robbers to steal by designing secret rooms and mazes. If you precede this with some sentences that note specific instances of robberies perpetuated in the past, then the use of the word 'robberies' would be preferred, if not correct.
- Anonymous First case: The pyramids have been choice targets for robbers.
- Robbery was such a big problem, even in ancient times, and they tried to make it hard for robbers to steal by designing secret rooms and mazes.
- If you precede this with some sentences that note specific instances of robberies perpetuated in the past, then the use of the word 'robberies' would be preferred, if not correct.
- Personally, I think the use of 'robberies' is correct and the use of a general term.
- 'robbery' would be incorrect.
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AnonymousFirst case:
The pyramids have been choice targets for robbers. Robbery was such a big problem, even in ancient times, and they tried to make it hard for robbers to steal by designing secret rooms and mazes.
If you precede this with some sentences that note specific instances of robberies perpetuated in the past, then the use of the word 'robb
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Thank you, RayH.
On second thoughts, I would find it unsuitable for the context indicated even if the preceding sentences noted some exaples examples of robbery. Then again, when I wrote it the first time, the replacement word 'robberies' seemed correct.
First case:
The pyramids have been choice targets for robbers. Robbery was such a big problem, even in ancient times, a
On second thoughts, I would find it unsuitable for the context indicated even if the preceding sentences noted some exaples examples of robbery. Then again, when I wrote it the first time, the replacement word 'robberies' seemed correct.
First case:
The pyramids have been choice targets for robbers. Robbery was such a big problem, even in ancient times, a
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AnonymousIf you precede this with some sentences that note specific instances of robberies perpetuated in the past, then the use of the word 'robberies' would be preferred,If you would like an opinion on cases in which additional sentences precede the given material, why not provide the text that you envision there? It's difficult to make any judgment on a
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