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Does "for reasons" mean "for some reasons"?
Joy Milne, a retired nurse living in Scotland, who could detect people with Parkinson’s from a distinctive odour they emitted—distinctive to her, at least, though ***for reasons*** still obscure, undetectable by others.
17 mars 2022 10:04
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The word “reasons” doesn’t need an article/determiner because it’s followed by a reduced restrictive subordinate clause (still obscure). It could be rephrased as follows:
“… for reasons that are still obscure, other people do not notice the smell.”
17 mars 2022
1
Yes, it does. No determiner is ever required with indefinite plural nouns.
24 mars 2022
1
yes, 'for reasons' means the same as 'for some reasons'. However, since English speakers usually try to say everything as quickly as possible and since in this situation, 'some', isn't a word that adds more meaning as far as most people are concerned, it is okay to omit 'some'. Also, 'reasons' is plural, so it already informs you that there may be more than one reason.
17 mars 2022
Yes, it means for more than one reason
17 mars 2022
Based on some causes or facts
17 mars 2022
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Compétences linguistiques
Chinois (mandarin), Anglais
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Anglais
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