Subj : smelled like horse To : mark lewis From : alexander koryagin Date : Sat Mar 03 2018 08:24:55 From: "alexander koryagin" F2EP Hi, mark lewis! How are you? on Saturday, 28 of July, I read your message to alexander koryagin about "smelled like horse" ak>> In Golden's "Arthas: Rise of the Lich King" I read: ak>> [Arthas was indeed sweaty and knew he smelled like horse.] ak>> Why on earth it is not "smelled like a horse"? ;-) ml> substitution comes in again... ml> which of the following is (more) correct? ml> Arthas was indeed sweaty and knew he smelled like fecal material. ml> Arthas was indeed sweaty and knew he smelled like a fecal material. IMHO, there are no articles before substances, unless you use "a piece of...." ml> but, to be honest, i think it is more "poetic license"... perhaps the ml> author is trying to show that the smell of one horse doesn't cover ml> it... a crowd of smelly horses smells like... well... horse ;) Well... In short, a grammatically correct phrase would have been too awkward in this situation. ;) [...A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience] Bye mark! Alexander (yAlexKo[]yandex.ru) + 2:5020/2140.91 fido7.english-tutor 2012 --- ifmail v.2.15dev5.4 * Origin: Demos online service (2:5020/400) .