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[kingandy]

When I first heard Leela on Futurama talking about 'A Ham', it tickled me, because previously I had considered ham to be a homogenous substance - like water or sand - rather than something one could have in the singular. (That said, I suppose you can have 'a water', being a glass thereof, in the same way you can have 'a beer' or 'a wine'.)

More recently I was entertained by bacony's determination to acquire 'A Beef'.

And just now, Lynne in the office was talking about 'A Software'!

What.

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[diegoliger.livejournal.com]

a ham is a definate article....a ham is a great big lump of dry cured pig product. You can get a side of beef but not a beef. hmhm