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English definitness? Or rather, the use of 'the'
I've been floundering around trying to get my head wrapped around this concept, and gotten nowhere.
I hate snow.
I hate the snow.
I've seen both sentences used, and IIRC the latter one didn't refer to some specific snow. In the context the speaker was telling the listener how it would be nice to not have any work during winter, and how the listener "hated the snow." (similarly there's 'I hate rain' and 'I hate the rain')
In this context how the snow definite? Why is there 'the'? Is there any difference between the two?
How do you tell for sure if a(the??) listener knows what you're referring to when using the definite article?
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What is the difference between 'a realization' and 'realization'
Some uncountable nouns sometimes appear as countable and I can't seem to grasp the diffrence between the aspects. The word 'realization' is just an example actually. To me the distinction between what is countable and what is uncountable seems extreamly arbitrary. (For instance, why can't you count 'news'? You can have two totally different information you want to give and I feel like it could be counted as 'two news')
Anyway, so, if anyone can help me understand the difference between the two aspects of this word 'realization,' i'd really appreciate it, and still more thanks if he or she could enlighten me and make me see the difference between the two aspects of one word
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