Why is “a” used before “smoke” in this sentence?
I only have half an hour-barely time for a smoke and a cup of tea.
Smoke is uncountable so why is there atricle is used?
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I only have half an hour-barely time for a smoke and a cup of tea.
Smoke is uncountable so why is there atricle is used?
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I only have half an hour-barely time for a smoke and a cup of tea.
Smoke is uncountable so why is there atricle is used?
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I only have half an hour-barely time for a smoke and a cup of tea.
Smoke is uncountable so why is there atricle is used?
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In this case, “a smoke” is a cigarette. “Have a smoke” means go out and have a cigarette.
6a(1) : something (such as a cigarette) to smoke
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoke
You are correct that some other meanings, such as the stuff that rises from a fire, are uncountable nouns.
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In this case, “a smoke” is a cigarette. “Have a smoke” means go out and have a cigarette.
6a(1) : something (such as a cigarette) to smoke
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoke
You are correct that some other meanings, such as the stuff that rises from a fire, are uncountable nouns.
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In this case, “a smoke” is a cigarette. “Have a smoke” means go out and have a cigarette.
6a(1) : something (such as a cigarette) to smoke
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoke
You are correct that some other meanings, such as the stuff that rises from a fire, are uncountable nouns.
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In this case, “a smoke” is a cigarette. “Have a smoke” means go out and have a cigarette.
6a(1) : something (such as a cigarette) to smoke
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoke
You are correct that some other meanings, such as the stuff that rises from a fire, are uncountable nouns.
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In this case, “a smoke” is a cigarette. “Have a smoke” means go out and have a cigarette.
6a(1) : something (such as a cigarette) to smoke
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoke
You are correct that some other meanings, such as the stuff that rises from a fire, are uncountable nouns.
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