Timeline for Which is natural and correct in "I prefer train/a train/trains/the train to other methods."?
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| Nov 19, 2016 at 3:42 | vote | accept | Smart Humanism | ||
| Nov 15, 2016 at 11:12 | comment | added | Smart Humanism | Thank you, James K for the kind answer. I have been studying your answer. It is so helpful. Have a nice day! | |
| Nov 12, 2016 at 14:29 | comment | added | James K | @xpt not if you are talking about the tool, which is countable. I prefer pen over pencil is ok if you are using "pen" to mean "marks left by a pen" which is uncountable. wiktionary sense 3. "Train" is normally countable; I prefer train seems odd. | |
| Nov 12, 2016 at 14:14 | comment | added | xpt | Really? I thought the answer is "I prefer train", e.g., "I prefer pen over pencil", not so? | |
| Nov 12, 2016 at 9:07 | history | answered | James K | CC BY-SA 3.0 |