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   Hi Alexander,   
      
   19.12.2024 15:04:24, Alexander Koryagin wrote:   
      
    GH>> Okay, things don't just disappear into thin air.   
    GH>> I prefer to stand on solid ground.   
    AK> Poor examples IMHO.   
      
   Could be. But you get the idea, don't you?   
      
    AK> Just look in the Longman dictionary - it says bluntly - wall is a   
    AK> countable noun.   
      
   Here we go again. "Pie" or "Cake" are countable nouns as well, but   
   we're also free to say   
      
       "I want Cherry Pie", or,    
       "For Gods' sake, how can you not love Cake?"    
      
    AK> air is not   
    AK> ground is not.   
      
   They're not, technically, although could be used with indefinite   
   articles.   
      
   Same with "town", BTW:   
      
       "He's out of town", or,    
       "Tony's back in town, let's pay him a visit".   
      
   *Grok?*   
      
      
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