Anonymous  +  664542 Fri, 06 Feb 09 09:57 AM Hi. Well, I'd like to have a quick answer. I have this Japanese sentence (I won't write it here) that I need to translate into English. I answered, I wish I could swim like fish.  ...(1) But the model answer says, I wish I could swim like a fish. I thought it meas there are different kinds of fish when you use "fish" with numbers. So in that case above, is (1) mistake or can you say in both ways? Thanks in advance! shicchan Anonymous Writing, Sentences, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Asia, Mistakes, Languages

	Clive  +  664751 Fri, 06 Feb 09 02:54 PM Hi, I have this Japanese sentence (I won't write it here) that I need to translate into English. I answered, I wish I could swim like fish.  ...(1) But the model answer says, I wish I could swim like a fish. I thought it meas there are different kinds of fish when you use "fish" with numbers. So in that case above, is (1) mistake or can you say in both ways? I wouldn't say #1 is a mistake, but it sounds very odd. Let's change your example to a word that takes a plural 's'. eg He's as strong as lions. He's as strong as a lion. Again, #1 sounds very odd. Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,580 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Plurals, Writing, Sentences, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Asia, Mistakes, Languages