Queasiness in your stomach
Dear teachers,
I saw an expression as follows: (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/are-u-s-jobs-vulnerable-to-workers-with-h-1b-visas/)
- You have a queasiness in your stomach when you look around and you're saying, "This can't be possible. This didn't happen."
(1) When looking into the dictionary, I found that "a queasiness" is uncountable noun.
So I think "a" should be deleted. Is this correct?
(2) The dictionary says queasiness means feeling nausea. How ever, I think this is expressing feeling a kind of angry. Is this correct?
Hope to have your help.
Thanks and best regards,
David Kim
Top answer
1. "a" is correct in this case. Some normally uncountable nouns can take the indefinite article in certain patterns.
- 1.
- "a" is correct in this case.
- Some normally uncountable nouns can take the indefinite article in certain patterns.
- Examples similar to yours include "a chaos of our own making" or "a fame that would last forever".
- 2.
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1. "a" is correct in this case. Some normally uncountable nouns can take the indefinite article in certain patterns. Examples similar to yours include "a chaos of our own making" or "a fame that would last forever".
2. No, I think it means an unsettled feeling in the stomach caused by upset or anxiety.
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