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Ideas of Henry Laycock, by Text
[British, fl. 2006, At Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Devotee of Schubert.]
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2006
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Words without Objects
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Intro 4
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p.15
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Plurals are semantical but not ontological
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Intro 4 n23
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p.11
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Some non-count nouns can be used for counting, as in 'several wines' or 'fewer cheeses'
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Intro 4 n24
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p.12
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Some apparent non-count words can take plural forms, such as 'snows' or 'waters'
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Intro 4 n25
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p.12
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'Humility is a virtue' has an abstract noun, but 'water is a liquid' has a generic concrete noun
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Pref
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p.-5
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The category of stuff does not suit reference
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Pref
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p.-5
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It is said that proper reference is our intellectual link with the world
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1.2 n22
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p.29
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We shouldn't think some water retains its identity when it is mixed with air
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2.9
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p.95
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Parts must be of the same very general type as the wholes
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4.4
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p.135
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If plural variables have 'some values', then non-count variables have 'some value'
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5.3
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p.153
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Descriptions of stuff are neither singular aggregates nor plural collections
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