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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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This system detects an arrival of a new mail.

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00 (I want to know whether the phrase, "an arrival of ~" can be used. )0-
  

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02font 02br 02br 00'Mail' is not countable, so you can not say 'a mail'. 02font 02br 02br 01font 00 (I want to know whether the phrase, "an arrival of ~" can be used. ) 02font 00I wouldn't say it is grammatically incorrect, but it sounds very odd.

— Clive

  • 02font 02br 02br 00'Mail' is not countable, so you can not say 'a mail'.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00 (I want to know whether the phrase, "an arrival of ~" can be used.
  • ) 02font 00I wouldn't say it is grammatically incorrect, but it sounds very odd.
  • 02font 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Is the following sentence correct (of course depending on contexts)?02font02br
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00'Mail' is not countable, so you can not say 'a mail'. You'd need to say something like 'a piece of mail'.02br
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00You can, of course, speak of 'an email', if you are speaking of electronic
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0I see well, but I have another question I 'd like to ask in refence to it.02br
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00Is the following sentence awkward or odd?02br
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00In 1950s, there was an arrival of the first bus in this country.0-
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0Yes, it's awkward and not natural.02br
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00In the 1950s, the first bus arrived in this country.0-
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0 Perhaps, also: 02br
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01i00In the 1950s, the first bus was introduced in this country.02i0-
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