Timeline for Indefinite Generic implies "just one"? Plural Generic implies "more than one"?
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| 14 hours ago | history | bumped | CommunityBot | This question has answers that may be good or bad; the system has marked it active so that they can be reviewed. | |
| Nov 14 at 17:25 | answer | added | Friendly Racoon | timeline score: 0 | |
| Aug 13, 2020 at 3:33 | history | edited | VinceL | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Although five years have passed and because I am not a native speaker, this question still annoys me. That's why I edited the question, and hope I can get feedbacks, which might also help other learners.
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| Aug 13, 2020 at 2:57 | comment | added | VinceL | Five years have passed. Such a time. Anyway, what I was asking is whether a Plural Generic and an Indefinite Generic can have a slightly different meaning. For example, can (1) and (2) have different meanings? | |
| Aug 12, 2020 at 21:02 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Aug 12, 2020 at 20:41 | comment | added | Davo | Does this answer your question? What is an article used for? | |
| Jun 16, 2020 at 9:11 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Jun 23, 2015 at 23:25 | comment | added | John Lawler | Generic noun phrases can be singular or plural, with slightly different meanings. | |
| Jun 23, 2015 at 21:08 | comment | added | Catija | Particularly if they're two different cars with completely different systems. | |
| Jun 23, 2015 at 19:24 | comment | added | user3169 | Without additional information, you can't distinguish the difficulty level of one or more than one. For example, if fixing one car is a challenge, there is no reason to believe fixing two would be any different. | |
| Jun 23, 2015 at 18:49 | history | asked | VinceL | CC BY-SA 3.0 |