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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Work in school or work in a school
Hi,
Is it OK to say 'I work in school'?,i.e.,without the indefinite article 'a'.
Why is it incorrect to say 'A lion lives in Africa' while it's correct to say'A lion is an animal'?
I know that when the reference is generic,'a' can be used to to express that meaning.
Is it OK to say 'I work in school'?,i.e.,without the indefinite article 'a'.
Why is it incorrect to say 'A lion lives in Africa' while it's correct to say'A lion is an animal'?
I know that when the reference is generic,'a' can be used to to express that meaning.
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,without the indefinite article 'a'. Yes. 'In school' is an indiomatic way of referring to school in general.
- ,without the indefinite article 'a'.
- Yes.
- 'In school' is an indiomatic way of referring to school in general.
- But you can't say eg 'I work in office'.
- It's not idiomatic .
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Hi,
Is it OK to say 'I work in school'?,i.e.,without the indefinite article 'a'.
Yes. 'In school' is an indiomatic way of referring to school in general.
But you can't say eg 'I work in office'. It's not idiomatic .
Why is it incorrect to say 'A lion lives in Africa'
Is it OK to say 'I work in school'?,i.e.,without the indefinite article 'a'.
Yes. 'In school' is an indiomatic way of referring to school in general.
But you can't say eg 'I work in office'. It's not idiomatic .
Why is it incorrect to say 'A lion lives in Africa'
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CliveHi,Is it OK to say 'I work in school'?,i.e.,without the indefinite article 'a'.Yes. 'In school' is an indiomatic way of referring to school in general.But you can't say eg 'I work in office'. It's not idiomatic . Why is it incorrect to say 'A lion lives in Africa'It's not incorrect. But to my ear it sounds a bit specific, so I'd more likely say 'Lions live in Africa
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