Type
Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2004 2:36 am
Dear teacher,
He starred in more than a half-dozen HBO comedy specials and appeared on NBC's "Tonight Show" more than 70 times. In movie roles he sometimes found himself cast against type. He was a nouveau-riche boor who tries to buy a country club in "Caddyshack" (1980) and a wealthy businessman who matriculates at his son's college in "Back to School" (1986). In a rare dramatic appearance, he played a belligerent, abusive father in Oliver Stone's "Natural Born Killers" (1994).
Q : The part "(being) cast against type" is odd to me because "type" mean particular interests or qualities of his own and is a countable noun. Why is it used as an uncountable noun?
All the best,
He starred in more than a half-dozen HBO comedy specials and appeared on NBC's "Tonight Show" more than 70 times. In movie roles he sometimes found himself cast against type. He was a nouveau-riche boor who tries to buy a country club in "Caddyshack" (1980) and a wealthy businessman who matriculates at his son's college in "Back to School" (1986). In a rare dramatic appearance, he played a belligerent, abusive father in Oliver Stone's "Natural Born Killers" (1994).
Q : The part "(being) cast against type" is odd to me because "type" mean particular interests or qualities of his own and is a countable noun. Why is it used as an uncountable noun?
All the best,