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Kate P
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| Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 3:13 am
Post subject: peanut or peanuts |
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Should I say "I have an allergy to peanut" or "I have an allergy to
peanutS"?
Thank you. |
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Sara Lorimer
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| Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 3:32 am
Post subject: Re: peanut or peanuts |
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Kate P <abcde@abcde.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Should I say "I have an allergy to peanut" or "I have an allergy to
peanutS"?
I'd say either "I'm allergic to peanuts" or "I have a peanut allergy." |
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SML
Dignity, always dignity. |
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Mark Brader
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| Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 7:30 am
Post subject: Re: peanut or peanuts |
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Kate P.:
| Quote: | Should I say "I have an allergy to peanut" or "I have an allergy to
peanutS"?
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In speaking of being allergic to something, "something" is in the
singular only if it's a mass noun. "Peanut" isn't (at least not
usually), so you want the plural -- the second version.
Sara Lorimer:
| Quote: | I'd say either "I'm allergic to peanuts" or "I have a peanut allergy."
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These are also correct, and all three correct forms are interchangeable.
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Mark Brader | "Forgive me if I misunderstood myself, but
Toronto | I don't think I was arguing in favour of that..."
msb@vex.net | -- Geoff Butler |
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