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Is 'heart' uncountable in this expression? [With heart filled with...]



 
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Is 'heart' uncountable in this expression? [With heart filled with...] #1 (permalink) Sun Nov 18, 2007 17:09 pm   Is 'heart' uncountable in this expression? [With heart filled with...]
 

Hi

Is 'heart' uncountable in this expression? An urdu writer has written this sentence.

Quote:
With heart filled with emotions, they bid him farewell.


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Is 'heart' uncountable in this expression? [With heart filled with...] #2 (permalink) Mon Nov 19, 2007 3:16 am   Is 'heart' uncountable in this expression? [With heart filled with...]
 

There are too many "withs" in that sentence. And I think "heart" should be countable, and that in this case "emotion" should be uncountable.

I'd say, "Hearts filled with emotion, they bid him farewell."
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Is 'heart' uncountable in this expression? [With heart filled with...] #3 (permalink) Mon Nov 19, 2007 5:47 am   Is 'heart' uncountable in this expression? [With heart filled with...]
 

Jamie (K) wrote:
There are too many "withs" in that sentence. And I think "heart" should be countable, and that in this case "emotion" should be uncountable.

I'd say, "Hearts filled with emotion, they bid him farewell."


Thanks, Jamie

So, do you find this one correct too?

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Heart filled with emotions, he bid her farewell.


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Is 'heart' uncountable in this expression? [With heart filled with...] #4 (permalink) Mon Nov 19, 2007 13:50 pm   Is 'heart' uncountable in this expression? [With heart filled with...]
 

Yes, the second one is correct also, but I don't think it's quite as good when you make "emotion" plural.
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