Believer Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
countable--contextually clear?
0 Hi, 02 br
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00 In the Apostles' Creed, it is written: 02 br
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00 I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Universal Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen. 02 br
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00 There, why 'sins' and not 'sin' -- as the latter one seems to refer 'sin' generally? Can we use the countable version of a word if there is one. I happen to think 'sin' is a variable noun. 02 br
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00 Another instance: 02 br
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00 When you are trying take your flight at the airport, you are likely to see a sign that said "Liquids are Not Allowed." Is the use of the countable version of the word 'liquid' is OK if context or a situation makes it clear? I think what the sign meant by the words is liquid types like juice, alcoholic beverages, and so on are not allowed. 0-
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00 In the Apostles' Creed, it is written: 02 br
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00 I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Universal Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen. 02 br
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00 There, why 'sins' and not 'sin' -- as the latter one seems to refer 'sin' generally? Can we use the countable version of a word if there is one. I happen to think 'sin' is a variable noun. 02 br
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00 Another instance: 02 br
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00 When you are trying take your flight at the airport, you are likely to see a sign that said "Liquids are Not Allowed." Is the use of the countable version of the word 'liquid' is OK if context or a situation makes it clear? I think what the sign meant by the words is liquid types like juice, alcoholic beverages, and so on are not allowed. 0-
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0 The sense I get from my Catholic friends is that "the forgiveness of sins" is a recurring event: They go to confession regularly and specific sins are forgiven, individually. 02 br 02 br 00 I think your analysis of the airport sign is correct. 0-
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0 The sense I get from my Catholic friends is that "the forgiveness of sins" is a recurring event: They go to confession regularly and specific sins are forgiven, individually. The forgiveness of (all) sin is perhaps what Christ hoped to accomplish? 02 br
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00 I think your analysis of the airport sign is correct. We also think of bottles of liquid as countable, as in a water
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00 I think your analysis of the airport sign is correct. We also think of bottles of liquid as countable, as in a water
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