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Why one would not use articles in front of these countables?

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00I came upon a sentence with this phrase and have been wondering why the writer didn't place any articles in front of the ones italicized when the dictionary said they are countables. I thought countables must have articles regardless of the grammatical situations they are in. Was the writer able to get away with not following the rule because the effciency of the message took precedence over the grammar rules? 02br
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00Anyone regardless of race, nationaliy, 01i00church02i00, 01i00creed02i00 or rank is welcome00.02br
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00Also, when do we use "is welcome" and "is welcomed"? Are they the same? 0-
  

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0 The absent of article somehow sounds right but I can't explain why.02br
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00However, I think welcome is used as a passive verb here and therefore "is welcomed" is more suitable.02br
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00Perhaps someone would want to shed some light on this.0-
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00I'll give a shot.02br
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00The high-lighted statement is not talking about a specific religion or race but a general statement. When we speak of nouns in general, “the” is typically omitted.02br
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00Ex: “No T-shirts, sandals and shorts allowed” - general, no "the"02br
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0 The adjective 01i00welcome02i00 (no 'd') means 01i00cordially invite01b00d02b02i00 (01u00with02u00 'd')! Strange, but true.02br
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01i00Anyone regardless of ... is welcome.02i00 = 01i00Anyone regardless of ... is cordially invited.02br
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0Thank you.02br
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00My dictionary did not say anything but the words "creed" and ""church" being countable nouns.02br
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00Let me get it straight, pardon me, 01i00are you saying that all uncountable nouns are not subject to the "the" rule if they are used in general ways?02i00 I am just curious. 0-
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10Hi,12br
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10I came upon a sentence with this phrase and have been wondering why the writer didn't place any articles in front of the ones italicized when the dictionary said they are countables. I thought countables must have articles regardless of the grammatical situations they are in. Wa
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0Thank you.02br
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00In your opinion, is it a norm for a writer to omit "their/his/her" and readers will accept those instances with open arms? 0-
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0How about this?02br
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01i00Your comments will be welcomed02i00.0-
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00 It's a nice sentence. It's more common to welcome people than to welcome comments, but you can welcome comments, yes! There shouldn't be any problem with that.02br
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10I came upon a sentence with this phrase and have been wondering why the writer didn't place any articles in front of the ones italicized when the dictionary said they are countables. I thought countables must have articles regardless of the grammatical situations they are in. Was the writer able to get away with
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