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Grammar and Linguistics > There is a love.
There is a love.
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blunderbuster
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There is a love.
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Dear members,
can anyone tell me if there is some kind of ambiguity to it when someone says "There is a love."
Thank you.
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9 Jan 2012
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ironik
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There is no ambiguity, if there is ambiguity, it is possible to understand it with more than one meaning. Actually I couldn �t understand the sentence at all. Is love countable, and what do you mean by "there is a love"? Do you mean "someone loves a person?" I haven �t heard such a sentence before. |
9 Jan 2012
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ueslteacher
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Hi BB:) Here �s what I found in an online grammar reference:The article a/an to show temporary or unusual aspectIn formal writing and literary works, the indefinite article a/an may be used with some uncountable abstract nouns to show an unusual or temporary aspect of something. The article a/an in such cases has the following meanings: such, certain, special, peculiar.
But I don �t think it �s the case of formal use here:) It sounds like "there is a hope", "there is a way", "get a life" to me. Let �s see what the natives think. Sophia
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9 Jan 2012
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blunderbuster
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Thank you, Sophia.
Your answer makes me perfectly happy ;o) It seems the meaning is "timeless, never-ending love" in my context then, which was hard to guess because there was subtle irony in the statement.
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9 Jan 2012
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douglas
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"Among teens, there is a love for Ipods."
My feelings say you have to use "for" (there is a love for...) and then ehte only ambiguity is what the love is for (no real ambiguity, you would hav eto state it for the sentence to make sense).
--just my thoughts, without any heavy thinking skills applied. |
9 Jan 2012
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yanogator
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Douglas, sometimes our instincts work better than thnking. I agree with you, but I would add that "a love of..." is also possible, followed by a present participle.
Bruce |
9 Jan 2012
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yanogator
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Douglas, sometimes our instincts work better than thnking. I agree with you, but I would add that "a love of..." is also possible, followed by a present participle.
Bruce |
9 Jan 2012
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blunderbuster
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Actually, it refers to a relationship between two people. But thanks guys ;o)
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9 Jan 2012
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