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- 15-Apr-2004, 18:08 #1Anonymous Guest
Nouns Is "air" a concrete or absract noun?
- 15-Apr-2004, 18:41 #2
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Re: Nouns It's a concrete noun. It has substance.
Originally Posted by ehopkins
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- 15-Apr-2004, 21:26 #3
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Teacher Re: Nouns IMO, it can be either. The air we breathe is made of oxygen, nitrogen, etc. and is concrete, if invisible. Originally Posted by ehopkins
An "air" could also be a melody, a bit more abstract.
- 16-Apr-2004, 05:13 #4
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Teacher It can also be an atmosphere (an air of gloom) and abstract.
- 16-Apr-2004, 15:50 #5
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Teacher Also, putting on airs. :wink: Originally Posted by tdol It can also be an atmosphere (an air of gloom) and abstract.
- 16-Apr-2004, 18:49 #6
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Teacher Airs and graces.
- 16-Apr-2004, 19:48 #7
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Teacher More rhyming slang? Originally Posted by tdol Airs and graces.
- 16-Apr-2004, 21:45 #8
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Teacher No, it is used for hoity-toity people.
- 17-Apr-2004, 06:09 #9
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Teacher Just checking. :wink: Originally Posted by tdol No, it is used for hoity-toity people.
- 17-Apr-2004, 08:55 #10
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Teacher It could easily be used as such.
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