Mon Dec 18, 2006 10:17 am "Language" vs " A language"

Hi Tom, The articles both 'a' and 'the' are a nghtmare, aren't they? So here we go with another example. In the two sentences 'a' refers to one separate and distinct foreign language. The absence of 'a' refers to the particular way something is written, the style, the expression and so on. Look at these: Shakespeare used language in a way that nobody had ever used it before. All children are advised to learn a language other than their own. A _________________ English as a Second Language You can read my ESL story Well, Hello!

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