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Sarunnio Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
The binary format or binary format
Which one is grammatically correct?
1) You want to output a number in binary format.
2) You want to output a number in the binary format.
As far as I'm concerned, I think 1) is correct.
If only 1) is correct, could you please also explain why we don't use 'the' before the words 'binary format'?
Is "binary format" considered an uncountable noun?
Could you please shed some light on me?
1) You want to output a number in binary format.
2) You want to output a number in the binary format.
As far as I'm concerned, I think 1) is correct.
If only 1) is correct, could you please also explain why we don't use 'the' before the words 'binary format'?
Is "binary format" considered an uncountable noun?
Could you please shed some light on me?
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Sarunnio As far as I'm concerned, I think 1) is correct. That's right. Sarunnio please also explain why we don't use 'the' before the words 'binary format'?
- Sarunnio As far as I'm concerned, I think 1) is correct.
- That's right.
- Sarunnio please also explain why we don't use 'the' before the words 'binary format'?
- "binary format" is an abstract compound noun.
- To pluralize "format", you'd need to remove "binary".
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SarunnioAs far as I'm concerned, I think 1) is correct.That's right.
Sarunnioplease also explain why we don't use 'the' before the words 'binary format'?"binary format" is an abstract compound noun. To pluralize "format", you'd need to remove "binary".
in binary format; but in several different formats
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When I used to work in IT, we just said eg . . . . a number in binary.
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