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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
writings/literatures
The ruby, sometimes called the "King of Gems," can be traced back to ancient Sanskrit writings.
Hi,
"Writings" in the above means about the same as "literatures" when they're translated into our mother tongue. Do they to you? Thanks.
Hi,
"Writings" in the above means about the same as "literatures" when they're translated into our mother tongue. Do they to you? Thanks.
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Literature is uncountable here. Literature is normally used to indicate the art forms (poetry, fiction, etc); writings could be on any topic and may be quite brief.
- Literature is uncountable here.
- Literature is normally used to indicate the art forms (poetry, fiction, etc); writings could be on any topic and may be quite brief.
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Literature is uncountable here. Literature is normally used to indicate the art forms (poetry, fiction, etc); writings could be on any topic and may be quite brief.
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Literature is uncountable here. Literature is normally used to indicate the art forms (poetry, fiction, etc); writings could be on any topic and may be quite brief.
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Thanks, Mister.
To make sure, if it's the singular "literature" then it does the trick, right?
To make sure, if it's the singular "literature" then it does the trick, right?
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In your sentence? No, it would be uncountable (i.e. no article) .
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In your sentence? No, it would be uncountable (i.e. no article) .
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