15 Jun 15 22:20, you wrote to All:   
      
    ak> Hi, All!   
      
    ak> In "Good Omens" by Terry David John Pratchett:   
      
    ak> +=====+   
    ak>     "Well, they (witches) blight crops," said Pepper. "And sink ships.   
    ak> And tell you if you're going to be king and stuff. And brew up stuff   
    ak> with herbs."   
    ak>     "My mother uses herbs," said Adam. "So does yours."   
    ak>     "Oh, those are all right," said Brian, determined not to lose his   
    ak> position as occult expert.   
    ak> +=====+   
      
    ak> Is there any explanation why "occult expert" was used without "a" article?   
      
   that's probably laid out earlier in the book or in one of the earlier ones...   
   especially considering that there's 41 novels in the entire "Discworld" story   
   line ;)   
      
   i've read some of the story but not all of it... it is on my reading list,   
   though... even moreso now that the author is walking with death along the   
   beaches...   
      
   )\/(ark   
      
   ... A guy's ass is never a factor in a job interview.   
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    * Origin:  (1:3634/12.73)