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От : Gleb Hlebov 2:5023/24.4222 30 дек 24 19:40:28
К : Ardith Hinton 30 дек 24 19:52:01
Тема : Re: Wall
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Hi Ardith, long time no talk!
On 28.12.24 23:42:35, you wrote:
GH>> Again, as you may surmise, using articles is tricky.
AH> Yes, I`ve noticed over the years that my Russian correspondents
AH> tend to have difficulty with articles in English. Based on what
AH> little I understand of the Russian language I figure I`d have a
AH> very similar problem there.... :-)
Absolutely! Articles as a concept are non-existent in some languages,
and for many learners it`s quite hard to get their mind around them.
Language and mentality barriers do exist, unfortunately. Things do get
lost in translation. I believe it may not be as bad for us English
tutees as for you English speakers who, for whatever reason, would want
to start learning Russian just to make a terrifying discovery of nearly
70 various inflection forms (AFAIK) they`d have to learn, or memorize.
AH> I probably own more dictionaries & refer to them more often than
AH> a lot of other people do. I`d like to think I help my readers use
AH> them more efficiently
AH> ... but you may not have been here long enough to notice I say on
AH> occasion "Did you continue reading as far as definition #12,
AH> where I found the answer?" :-))
Dictionaries are indispensable, I have nothing against them whatsoever
:-) In our case, as far as the subject is concerned, is it correct to
assume that a countable noun may be allowed to exist in the story
without an article attached to it? Or, on the other hand, a "strictly"
uncountable noun may be used with the indef. article in a number of
cases? It seems one can`t tell by simply looking it up in a dictionary.
AH> If you want to see & hear native speakers saying "would of never"
AH> in our local news or some advertiser telling you the XYZ Company
AH> is best qualified to update your windows because they are "real
AH> perfessionals" it certainly does. I don`t rely on these sources
AH> for examples of good English usage...
Would of never... Well, I`ve had my share of those, and Could-of-been`s
too, reading various posts on forums/boards back in the day. I even
remember asking somewhere, "I wonder if this could be a contemporary
acceptable form of writing it?" :-)
As with that XYZ company, maybe they`re just good average IT
professionals, not perfectionists? That is, if you mean "Windows" the
OS, I assume, not windows in the house. (Are those even "updatable"?)
We have to admit, not any source is reliable in this regard. And as a
side note, I`ve been listening to a great song earlier today, and it`s
titled "Shoulda": "I shoulda let go... bla-bla... etc." (It`s British
BTW).
GH>> In our case I`d say it`s an "object vs. substance" thing.
AH> (which any dictionary I`d give house room to will probably tell
AH> you)
Nice one! :-) "...give house room to" is not about "a room in the
house", but "room" as in "Make room!", right? House room = house space.
AH> If you know how how to find material such as the above, I`m most
AH> grateful. :-)
Search engines now make it easier than ever, that`s for sure. Some of
us are just sleeping on such an opportunity.
AH> ... to you I`d say something more like "You`ve never heard of
AH> Hadrian`s Wall?" :-Q
I think I haven`t until just now, but Hadrian is/was a proper noun
(thus no articles needed)? Anyway, given its present condition,
shouldn`t it be more aptly termed "The leftovers of Hadrian`s Wall"?
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"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age
eighteen." -- Albert Einstein
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