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05-Apr-2009, 16:47

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article for software

When referring to some software in a sentence why does MS Work complain when i write "....X is a software that provides ...". It does not like article "a" for software.

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05-Apr-2009, 19:28

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Re: article for software

Because "software" is a noncount noun. It does not take the indefinite determiner "a."

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