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To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (124538)	7/11/2005 2:31:35 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) of 793940

I check in on you guys to see how you're doing and look what I find! LOL. If in fact there are two or more cats who are orange. It it not false to say "Cats are orange." The fact that I just saw a black and white cat out my window belies that assertion. In English, a plural or uncountable subject used without an article or determiner and followed by the verb, "to be," describes a class. "Cats are orange" means "all (or virtually all) cats are orange." As in "grass is green" and "whales are huge." I don't know if it's a logic thing or a grammar thing, but your assertion is incorrect. "The zero article refers to a whole class rather than an individual." uefap.co.uk "When you want to say "all" or "every one of a kind" you put nothing! e.g Shoes are made in factories." grammar-cat.com Re your "two or more" cats, you can use a quantifier such as "some" or "two or more" and then your statement would be correct.

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