In Definite articles^x, Analogies^x

I'd put it this way: 1. «A righteousness from God» It equals to «A righteousness that comes from God» Now, it's in direct analogy to, for example, «A book that is interesting», which in turn semantically equals «An interesting book». Of course, indefinite...

You are right, Paco. The word 'problem' is definitely a countable noun. That's why when I first encountered the expression 'have x problem -ing,' perhaps decades ago, I thought it's a rather unusual construction. This peculiarity compelled me to memorize the expression by rote then. Along the...

Essay on The Collective Noun by Sophie Johnson Traditionally, the noun that names a collective is considered to be singular. Being singular, the verbial that denotes its act is also singular: (1) The family prays every evening. (2) Australia is playing against Portugal in the final...

Are both these sentences correct: "It's a quarter to five" (or "past five", or "six", etc.) and "It's quarter to five" ("past 5", etc.), with no definite article before "quarter"? The first sentence sounds more regular, and logical, to me. As for the second, I suppose it was derived from the...