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David E asked in Society & Culture Languages · 8 years ago

Why is an article used with some conditions but not others?

I have a cold.

I have a rash.

I have appendicitis.

I have tuberculosis.

"I have cancer" and "I have a cancer" have two different meanings.

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Anonymous
8 years ago
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read this article at the link below. it is quiet informative
Source(s): http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/articles-befo...

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