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Discussion Groups / English Usage / February 2010Hiassen: therapy
Hello: Would "a therapy" be equally good? ---- Mick Stranahan tied a white bucktail on his line and began casting from the dock, therapy that as a bonus would provide fresh snapper for dinner. Carl Hiaasen, Skinny Dip, p. 29 ---- -- Thanks. Marius Hancu >Hello: > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >Carl Hiaasen, Skinny Dip, p. 29 >---- There, yes.  SignatureJohn In our last episode, <48a7e181-123f-4cff-b1e8-c5a572f36ab4@k22g2000vbp.googlegroups.com>, the lovely and talented Marius Hancu broadcast on alt.usage.english: > Hello: > Would "a therapy" be equally good? > ---- > Mick Stranahan tied a white bucktail on his line and began casting > from the > dock, therapy that as a bonus would provide fresh snapper for dinner. > Carl Hiaasen, Skinny Dip, p. 29 > ---- Therapy is not countable in its most common sense. As some particulars are given here, 'a therapy' could be defended (in the same way 'wine' can become '*a* robust red wine'). But no, in my opinion, it is not so good. I cannot tell you exactly what it loses, but it loses something. SignatureLars Eighner <http://larseighner.com/> Warbama's Afghaninam day: 63 1524.5 hours since Warbama declared Viet Nam II. Warbama: An LBJ for the Twenty-First century. No hope. No change. > > Hello: > > Would "a therapy" be equally good? [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > become '*a* robust red wine'). But no, in my opinion, it is not so good. > I cannot tell you exactly what it loses, but it loses something. Thank you both. Marius Hancu >In our last episode, ><48a7e181-123f-4cff-b1e8-c5a572f36ab4@k22g2000vbp.googlegroups.com>, the [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >become '*a* robust red wine'). But no, in my opinion, it is not so good. >I cannot tell you exactly what it loses, but it loses something. In this context I'd understand "a therapy" to mean "a therapeutic activity". Mick Stranahan tied a white bucktail on his line and began casting from the dock, a therapeutic activity that as a bonus would provide fresh snapper for dinner. SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) |
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