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Re: Made of/from
Thank you, @DavidCrosbie, though, admittedly as an amateur rather than a connoisseur, I take issue with the suggestion that all great red wines are made from Pinot Noir!
norwegianblue
Re: Is this a new meaning for 'LOOP'?
Hi @Only4Pets,
Which bit are you having difficulty with?
AmosDuveen
Re: Singular or Plural Noun?
Mark, when a shared condition is represented as individual, the result can be deliberately humorous. Consider Tom Lehrer's
You will all go directly to your respective Valhallas.
Go directly, do not pass go, do not collect two hundred dollars.
DavidCrosbie
Re: Overwhelming AND GREATLY EXPANDED USE OF THE WORD 'AWESOME'
Are you suggesting there may be some literally awesome alternatives?
Bernard
BeeTee-Ess
Re: Why no article?
@DavidCrosbie
Thank you, I understood.
the ambulance go to hospital = the ambulance is sick! 
Hector_Hernandez
Re: Why no article?
Hector, I am afraid your last example isn't correct.
It should be "The ambulance goes to the hospital" and this doesn't mean that the ambulance is sick.
If you said "An ambulance goes to hospital" that would imply that all ambulances go to hospital, (That is their main function, to take people to hospital when they are ill.)
RachelB