Timeline for Why are countable nouns sometimes used as uncountable nouns? [duplicate]
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Duplicate of What is the logic behind uncountable nouns? | |
| Jan 22, 2022 at 21:00 | comment | added | satvikpendem | Yes, that seems to be what I was looking for. I'm not sure why it's done either but the answer seems to suggest that one talks about the essence of the countable noun, which makes sense with houses and cars and other things. | |
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| Jan 22, 2022 at 11:39 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | Does this answer your question? What is the logic behind uncountable nouns? [See John Lawler's answer (' ... there is also a conventional massification of count nouns, indicating essence. You get a lot of car for your money when you buy X. // After the bomb he ate went off, there was Godzilla all over Times Square. ')]. //// As to why this is done ... quirky pushing of the boundaries. | |
| Jan 22, 2022 at 10:40 | answer | added | Matt N. | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jan 22, 2022 at 7:29 | answer | added | Peter Fox | timeline score: -1 | |
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| S Jan 22, 2022 at 6:20 | history | asked | satvikpendem | CC BY-SA 4.0 |