Subj : Re: Wall
To   : Alexander Koryagin
From : Gleb Hlebov
Date : Thu Dec 19 2024 13:56:02

Hi Alexander,

19.12.2024 15:04:24, Alexander Koryagin wrote:

 GH>> Okay, things don't just disappear into thin air.
 GH>> I prefer to stand on solid ground.
 AK> Poor examples IMHO.

Could be. But you get the idea, don't you?

 AK> Just look in the Longman dictionary - it says bluntly - wall is a
 AK> countable noun.

Here we go again. "Pie" or "Cake" are countable nouns as well, but
we're also free to say

    "I want Cherry Pie", or, 
    "For Gods' sake, how can you not love Cake?" 

 AK> air is not
 AK> ground is not.

They're not, technically, although could be used with indefinite
articles.

Same with "town", BTW:

    "He's out of town", or, 
    "Tony's back in town, let's pay him a visit".

*Grok?*


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