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"Reddish" vs "The reddish" Thu Jan 11, 2007 14:16 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" Thu Jan 11, 2007 14:47 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" Thu Jan 11, 2007 14:48 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" Thu Jan 11, 2007 20:13 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" Thu Jan 11, 2007 21:49 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" Thu Jan 11, 2007 22:32 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" Thu Jan 11, 2007 23:11 pm  "Reddish" vs "The reddish"		  
Not in my case, Pamela. I adore radishes. Laughing Wink
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"Reddish" vs "The reddish" Thu Jan 11, 2007 23:27 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" Thu Jan 11, 2007 23:45 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" Fri Jan 12, 2007 1:42 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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