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Jeo
 
Reply Wed 28 Oct, 2015 01:48 pm
1. I am not ...... good judge of poetry. A. an B. a C. the D. some
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farmerman
 
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Reply Wed 28 Oct, 2015 01:56 pm
@Jeo,
B and D are all acceptable in their special conditions of usage.
C would be an answer to a question (as an example) but only in a few
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dalehileman
 
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Reply Wed 28 Oct, 2015 02:15 pm
@farmerman,
Man, when "...an good judge...." okay
Tes yeux noirs
 
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Reply Wed 28 Oct, 2015 03:05 pm
@dalehileman,
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when "...an good judge...." okay

Never!
farmerman
 
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Reply Wed 28 Oct, 2015 03:08 pm
@Tes yeux noirs,
Sorta like "I be'
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Setanta
 
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Reply Wed 28 Oct, 2015 03:10 pm
The correct answer is "B" . . . I am not a good judge of poetry.
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dalehileman
 
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Reply Wed 28 Oct, 2015 05:19 pm
@Jeo,
"Some" slightly neg implication, like "I'm not some common thief"

My BH says "the" okay, especially if there were other specific instances of judging to which I'm comparing myself
layman
 
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Reply Wed 28 Oct, 2015 05:46 pm
@dalehileman,
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"the" okay, especially if there were other specific instances of judging to which I'm comparing myself


Right, it all depends on context. Say, for example, you were at a poetry reading exhibition where the winner (by declaration of the judge) would get a prize. After a given recital someone, apparently mistaking you for the judge, comes up and asks: "Is that one going to win the prize?" Then "the" would be appropriate. I might be the judge for the upcoming prose presentations, but not of the poetry sessions, ya know?

The only answer that would never be right is "an." Given the most common and frequent circumstances "a" would be most typical. But "a" is not THE right answer for all contexts.

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layman
 
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Reply Wed 28 Oct, 2015 05:59 pm
@dalehileman,
"Some" slightly neg implication, like "I'm not some common thief"

Often, Dale, but not necessarily always. Using "some" tends to indicate that there is such a class people out there, but you're not a member of that class.

If I was asked a question that was too abstract or complex for me to answer, I might say: "I'm not some rocket scientist." Such a characterization would be self-deprecating but there would be a positive connotation about the class of "rocket scientists."
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