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Onizo Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Some sound or a sound

You are making a repetitive sound(noise) constantly - a aaaa aaaaaa aaaaaa. During this your mouth twiches and another few more different sounds come out - a aaaa aaaaa uuu aaaa aaaa ummm aaa.
What will you talk to yourself?
1. Stop making the sound./noise
2. Stop making the sounds./noises
3. Stop making some sound./noise
4. Stop making some sounds./noises
  

Top answer

onizo I need to s top making the this sound. /noise

  • onizo I need to s top making the this sound.
  • /noise
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6 Answers
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onizoI need to stop making the this sound. /noise
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teechr onizoI need to stop making the this sound. /noise
Thank you.

Why have you crossed out the noise?
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onizoWhy have you crossed out the "noise?"
"Sound" is more natural in that context.
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Thank you.

Then if you want someone to make the same kind of sound, which one would you say?
1. Make some sound.
2. Make a sound.
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onizoThen if you want someone to make the same kind of sound, which one would you say?
Make this sound.
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teechr onizoThen if you want someone to make the same kind of sound, which one would you say?Make this sound.
No, you haven't given the example of what sound might be. You just expect the other to make a similar sound which goes aaaa uuuu aaaa um. In this case, what would you say, I mean, some sound or a sound?

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