In Nouns^x, American English^x, Articles^x

Avangi, Jackson: The rule is that articles (definite, indefinite) are omitted in the case of mass nouns (non-count), and required for count nouns. "Language" is a count noun. Thus, I can say: I speak two language s - Spanish and Greek. I am studying the language of the tribal...

Congratulations on your hard work. - A. Edit. "Why is the article "the" essential here?"

Hi Avangi, It is a proper word according to the Merriam-Webster's dictionary.

I was just interested to know if it is possible to use common fixed expressions like by bus in a different way by saying something more like by local bus . But as I have understood it is not possible to break these fixed expressions and you can only say, for example, by bus , but not by local...

I'm a little confused on what you are asking, because in English, there are exceptions to every rule. And some of the above sentences seem ok while others may be "correct" but would not likely be spoken by a native speaker. When in doubt, do not use "by." "In"...

I move this query to a new post. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary (which I think is American, but I don't actually know whether this is a prescriptive or descriptive dictionary), blond as a noun is used of a male and blonde when used of a female. The same applies to brunet vs....

Xinelo wrote: I'd like to add some other words to the list. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary (which I think is American, but I don't actually know whether this is a prescriptive or descriptive dictionary), blond as a noun is used of a male and blonde when used of a female. The same...

I'd like to add some other words to the list. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary (which I think is American, but I don't actually know whether this is a prescriptive or descriptive dictionary), blond as a noun is used of a male and blonde when used of a female. The same applies to...

Hi Zhuricki No, the rules haven't changed and there is no difference between British and American English here. 'In search of' is a special idiomatic phrase and means the same thing as 'looking for' or 'seeking'. As is normally the case with idioms, 'in search of' is a fixed grouping of...

Hi Aperisic, You say that the nouns quoted by you do not use an article and that when the article (either a/an or the ) is not used like this, we are referring to the primary purpose of the mentioned place. However, you're referring to British English. In American English, 'the' will be...