J jigneshbharati Junior Member Joined Mar 26, 2008 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Gujarati Home Country UK Current Location UK Jul 15, 2016 #1 " used to say that you think that something is especially good, bad, etc.What awful weather!What a beautiful house!" Why have they not used indefinite article "an" before awful weather. I got the excerpt from Oxford Dictionary. Thanks in advance
" used to say that you think that something is especially good, bad, etc.What awful weather!What a beautiful house!" Why have they not used indefinite article "an" before awful weather. I got the excerpt from Oxford Dictionary. Thanks in advance
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Jul 15, 2016 #2 In those contexts, weather is uncountable and house is countable.