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  1. 15-Apr-2004, 19:08 #1
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    Is "air" a concrete or absract noun?
  2. 15-Apr-2004, 19:41 #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by ehopkins
    Is "air" a concrete or absract noun?
    It's a concrete noun. It has substance.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ehopkins
    Is "air" a concrete or absract noun?
    IMO, it can be either. The air we breathe is made of oxygen, nitrogen, etc. and is concrete, if invisible.

    An "air" could also be a melody, a bit more abstract.
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    It can also be an atmosphere (an air of gloom) and abstract.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tdol
    It can also be an atmosphere (an air of gloom) and abstract.
    Also, putting on airs. :wink:
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    Airs and graces.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tdol
    Airs and graces.
    More rhyming slang?
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    No, it is used for hoity-toity people.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tdol
    No, it is used for hoity-toity people.
    Just checking. :wink:
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  10. 17-Apr-2004, 09:55 #10
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    It could easily be used as such.
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