![]() Now there are some things here that signal this is gnomic, namely that "rabbits" is neither definite (has "the") or indefinite ("a"), and it is plural, but note that the verb is just the same as if you were talking about rabbits racing a turtle and said: In English, we express the gnomic (and habitual) with what is known as the "simple present," "I go to school." This is not always the case in other languages. In other words, it describes things that generally happen, or that someone does regularly, that aren't limited to having happened, happening, or will be happening. Used to describe an aspect, the gnomic is considered neutral by not limiting the flow of time to any particular conception. This is a difference in aspect, specifically the gnomic aspect, defined by Wikipedia as. The effect of confusion in this case was desired, though, I can't seem to find the actual governing rule of grammar that covers this. why/why notįor clarity, I'm not looking for a work-around. if the bank were out of money except for a single dollar bill, could I still say that the back has one-dollar bills?. and more examples: A bank, has one-dollar bills, and five-dollar bills, etc. Is it valid to also say that he has five-dollar bills even when he is only carrying 1? Now, in both of his examples, I would say that those are valid. ![]() My coworker's argument is that one could not say that he has five-dollar bills but rather that he has 1 five-dollar bill or that he has five dollars. if the ATM only had one bill left, you could still say that the ATM only has twenty-dollar bills. You would say that the ATM has twenty-dollar bills (regardless of how many individual bills are in the ATM. ![]() My argument for the grammatical rules were this example:Īn ATM only carries Twenty-dollar bills. ![]() I jokingly made a snarky pun along the lines of, "So, you have five-dollar bills". My coworker stated that he had a five-dollar bill in his pocket. ![]()
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