[etni] Fwd: re: The Illogical Nature Of Language
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From: Margie Cohen-Jackel <margiecj@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: The Illogical Nature Of Language
onions can be counted (I have three onions in the basket)
while
Garlic as written cannot. You can say 'cloves' of garlic' etc.,
thus giving a definition of how to count the pieces of garlic
An apt question for today's mangals
sara wrote:
> Very interesting!
> Why is "onion" a count-noun and "garlic" a non-count noun?
Dede wrote:
> Interesting?
> http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112777311/researcher-explores-illogical-language-020513/
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