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#2 (permalink) Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:51 am "Went to war" vs "Went to a war" |
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| Both sound fine to me, Tom. |
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Conchita Language Coach

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#3 (permalink) Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:54 am "Went to war" vs "Went to a war" |
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Hi Tom,
Both technically are all right but there is a difference. 'Went to war' means as a soldier he engaged in military combat. 'Went to a war' means he left home and entered a war - a particular war, which would have to be mentioned. Probably the one you want is 'went to war' in the sense I have indicated - he engaged in military combat.
Alan _________________ English as a Second Language You can read my ESL story Present Simple |
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Alan Co-founder

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#4 (permalink) Thu Sep 06, 2007 14:41 pm "Went to war" vs "Went to a war" |
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| Alan wrote: |
'Went to war' means as a soldier he engaged in military combat. 'Went to a war' means he left home and entered a war - a particular war, which would have to be mentioned Alan |
Many thanks, Alan and Conchita
...so Alan, could you please give an example of the red part?
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