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Pawe³ Piotr Stawski - 02 Jan 2006 21:48 GMT

alt.usage.english has failed so far to answer it, that is why I dare to
bother you. Please, help me.

We can say

Such a beautifiul house
Such beautiful houses
So beautiful
So beautiful a house

but is it possible to say
So beautiful houses?.....to my knowledge, no.
Is it a rule that
so beautiful a house must be only singular?

Regards,
Pawel
Poland

all the best in the New Year 2006

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mUs1Ka - 02 Jan 2006 22:13 GMT

> alt.usage.english has failed so far to answer it, that is why I dare
> to bother you. Please, help me.
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> Is it a rule that
> so beautiful a house must be only singular?

Yes.

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Ray.
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Einde O'Callaghan - 02 Jan 2006 23:18 GMT

>>alt.usage.english has failed so far to answer it, that is why I dare
>>to bother you. Please, help me.
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>
> Yes.

And countable!

Regards, Einde O'Callaghan

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