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Which is correct? #1 (permalink) Fri Nov 18, 2011 17:14 pm   Which is correct?		  
Which of these two is correct? Ignorance is a bliss or Ignorance is bliss.
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Which is correct? #2 (permalink) Fri Nov 18, 2011 18:10 pm   Which is correct?		  
Ignorance is bliss
is the common phrase.

Bliss is uncountable and never takes the article.
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Which is correct? #3 (permalink) Fri Nov 18, 2011 20:23 pm   Which is correct?		  
Sure the set phrase is 'Ignorance is bless' where both nouns are without articles. But it's dangerous to say 'never' because both can be used with an article when they are qualified or specified.

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Which is correct? #4 (permalink) Fri Nov 18, 2011 20:26 pm   Which is correct?		  
I got it. Thank you.
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