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Message   Roy Witt    alexander koryagin   a bloody article again   July 6, 2018
 10:01 PM *  

 Brer alexander koryagin wrote to Brer All about a bloody article again:

 ak> In "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," by Rowling
 ak> I read:
 ak> -----------
 ak>     The house seemed to contain three tiny rooms. Two doors  led  off
 ak> the main room, which served as kitchen and living room  combined.
 ak> ------------

 ak> AFAIR "kitchen" is a countable noun. Why we cannot see an article in
 ak> front of it?

Because an article can either not be used, added, or one used selectively.

Rephrased, 'Two doors led off the main room, which served as a combination
kitchen and living room.'

IMO, much better use of English grammar and clears up any question of what
the main room is.


         R\%/itt



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