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Two 'difference between' questions | "a litter of" vs "one litter of"
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hair - countable or uncountable? Mon Mar 17, 2008 18:18 pm  hair - countable or uncountable?
 

1/ Oh! there is ... hair in my bread
a. a
b. no article
2/ Aspirin can ... stomach
a. ulcerate
b. heal
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hair - countable or uncountable? Mon Mar 17, 2008 20:31 pm  hair - countable or uncountable?
 

1. There is a hair in my bread. Without an article it suggests that there is a lot of hair in the bread, rather than one single hair which is more probable.

2. Aspirin can ulcerate the stomach.

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