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Believer Posted 20 years ago
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Why is that?
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00 Why is the word 'potato' a variable noun, whereas a similar fruit like a peanut a countable noun? 02 br
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00 What is the rationale for such a determination? Potatoes look bigger than peanuts but as a farming product that we eat they don't seem to differ that much in substance . 0-
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00 Why is the word 'potato' a variable noun, whereas a similar fruit like a peanut a countable noun? 02 br
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00 What is the rationale for such a determination? Potatoes look bigger than peanuts but as a farming product that we eat they don't seem to differ that much in substance . 0-
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0 What exactly do you mean by "variable"? Both "potato" and "peanut" can be used in the plural... 0-
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0 What exactly do you mean by "variable"? Both "potato" and "peanut" can be used in the plural... 0-
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0 Thank you, Pieanne. 02 br
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00 What I mean by variable is what a dictionary might say about it (as I see it) -- Uncountable when referring to its abstract form and count when referring to its types and instances. 02 br
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00 Again, why 01 u 00 potato 02 u 00 can be used both ways depending on context; whereas 01 u 00 a peanut 02 u
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00 What I mean by variable is what a dictionary might say about it (as I see it) -- Uncountable when referring to its abstract form and count when referring to its types and instances. 02 br
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00 Again, why 01 u 00 potato 02 u 00 can be used both ways depending on context; whereas 01 u 00 a peanut 02 u
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0 Oh, I see! 02 br
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00 I'm not an expert in that field, I'm afraid, you'll have to wait for an answer from someone else... 0-
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00 I'm not an expert in that field, I'm afraid, you'll have to wait for an answer from someone else... 0-
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