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"Reddish" vs "The reddish" #1 (permalink) Thu Jan 11, 2007 13:16 pm   "Reddish" vs "The reddish"
 

Hi

Could you please tell me which one of the following sentences is correct?

1- She loves reddish.
2- She loves the reddish.
3- She loves reddishes.

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"Reddish" vs "The reddish" #2 (permalink) Thu Jan 11, 2007 13:47 pm   "Reddish" vs "The reddish"
 

Hi Tom
What 'reddish' are you referring to? Do you mean people( red- haired)???
If so, I can think only of:
She loves the reddish (substanivised adjective).

I may be utterly wrong Smile
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"Reddish" vs "The reddish" #3 (permalink) Thu Jan 11, 2007 13:48 pm   "Reddish" vs "The reddish"
 

Do you mean: 'She loves radishes'? 'Reddish' is an adjective and would need to be followed by a noun, e.g. 'She loves reddish hair'.

It would help to have a bit of context.
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"Reddish" vs "The reddish" #4 (permalink) Thu Jan 11, 2007 19:13 pm   "Reddish" vs "The reddish"
 

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Yes, context might help immensely.
As your sentences stand, Tom, they sound unfinished or incorrect.
What the heck are "reddishes" supposed to be? Various shades of red? Confused
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"Reddish" vs "The reddish" #5 (permalink) Thu Jan 11, 2007 20:49 pm   "Reddish" vs "The reddish"
 

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Hi

Could you please tell me which one of the following sentences is correct?

1- She loves radish.
2- She loves the radish.
3- She loves radishes.

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"Reddish" vs "The reddish" #6 (permalink) Thu Jan 11, 2007 21:32 pm   "Reddish" vs "The reddish"
 

Hi Conchita and Amy! Very Happy

Don’t you think that ‘like’ is more feasible than 'love'?
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"Reddish" vs "The reddish" #7 (permalink) Thu Jan 11, 2007 22:11 pm   "Reddish" vs "The reddish"
 

Not in my case, Pamela. I adore radishes. Laughing Wink
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"Reddish" vs "The reddish" #8 (permalink) Thu Jan 11, 2007 22:27 pm   "Reddish" vs "The reddish"
 

Yankee wrote:
Not in my case, Pamela. I adore radishes. Laughing Wink


And I'm enamoured of radishes.
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"Reddish" vs "The reddish" #9 (permalink) Thu Jan 11, 2007 22:45 pm   "Reddish" vs "The reddish"
 

Tom wrote:
Could you please tell me which one of the following sentences is correct?

1- She loves radish.Though radish is a countable noun, I suppose you could use it in the singular as in your sentence, if you refer to radish as a dish.
2- She loves the radish. Again, maybe as a specific dish: She loves the radish (the radish they prepare in this restaurant/the radish that's on the table, for example).
3- She loves radishes. The best option, in my opinion. She loves this vegetable.


What do you think, Tom?
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"Reddish" vs "The reddish" #10 (permalink) Fri Jan 12, 2007 0:42 am   "Reddish" vs "The reddish"
 

If it's a pet radish... or one specific radish on, say, a specific salad:

She loves the radish.

If it's a general love of radishes:

She loves radishes.
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