“What a relief?” – Why do we need an article?
“Oxford learners Dictionary” states that “relief” (at least when it means removal of anxiety/pain) is an uncountable noun. Then why do we use the indefinite article in this phrase? Are there any other phrases where “relief” requires an article?
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“Oxford learners Dictionary” states that “relief” (at least when it means removal of anxiety/pain) is an uncountable noun. Then why do we use the indefinite article in this phrase? Are there any other phrases where “relief” requires an article?
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“Oxford learners Dictionary” states that “relief” (at least when it means removal of anxiety/pain) is an uncountable noun. Then why do we use the indefinite article in this phrase? Are there any other phrases where “relief” requires an article?
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Zak
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“Oxford learners Dictionary” states that “relief” (at least when it means removal of anxiety/pain) is an uncountable noun. Then why do we use the indefinite article in this phrase? Are there any other phrases where “relief” requires an article?
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"Relief" can mean the end of pain or discomfort (uncountable), or the thing that brought about that end (countable). It's used both ways.
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The full Oxford Dictionaries entry includes the countable-noun meaning of 'relief':
Relief (noun)
1.1 count noun
A cause of or occasion for relief.
‘it was a relief to find somewhere to stay’
Relief (Oxford Dictionaries)
Its use with an article is shown, but not explained, in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary:
News of their safety came as a great relief.
It was a relief to be able to talk to someone about it.
What a relief!
answered Dec 27 at 17:45
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"Relief" can mean the end of pain or discomfort (uncountable), or the thing that brought about that end (countable). It's used both ways.
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"Relief" can mean the end of pain or discomfort (uncountable), or the thing that brought about that end (countable). It's used both ways.
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"Relief" can mean the end of pain or discomfort (uncountable), or the thing that brought about that end (countable). It's used both ways.
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"Relief" can mean the end of pain or discomfort (uncountable), or the thing that brought about that end (countable). It's used both ways.
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The full Oxford Dictionaries entry includes the countable-noun meaning of 'relief':
Relief (noun)
1.1 count noun
A cause of or occasion for relief.
‘it was a relief to find somewhere to stay’
Relief (Oxford Dictionaries)
Its use with an article is shown, but not explained, in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary:
News of their safety came as a great relief.
It was a relief to be able to talk to someone about it.
What a relief!
answered Dec 27 at 17:45
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The full Oxford Dictionaries entry includes the countable-noun meaning of 'relief':
Relief (noun)
1.1 count noun
A cause of or occasion for relief.
‘it was a relief to find somewhere to stay’
Relief (Oxford Dictionaries)
Its use with an article is shown, but not explained, in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary:
News of their safety came as a great relief.
It was a relief to be able to talk to someone about it.
What a relief!
answered Dec 27 at 17:45
Michael Harvey
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The full Oxford Dictionaries entry includes the countable-noun meaning of 'relief':
Relief (noun)
1.1 count noun
A cause of or occasion for relief.
‘it was a relief to find somewhere to stay’
Relief (Oxford Dictionaries)
Its use with an article is shown, but not explained, in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary:
News of their safety came as a great relief.
It was a relief to be able to talk to someone about it.
What a relief!
answered Dec 27 at 17:45
Michael Harvey
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The full Oxford Dictionaries entry includes the countable-noun meaning of 'relief':
Relief (noun)
1.1 count noun
A cause of or occasion for relief.
‘it was a relief to find somewhere to stay’
Relief (Oxford Dictionaries)
Its use with an article is shown, but not explained, in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary:
News of their safety came as a great relief.
It was a relief to be able to talk to someone about it.
What a relief!
answered Dec 27 at 17:45
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