The earth v. Earth (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Dennis R. Preston]

Good. I'll exclude boils, bunions, warts, wens, pimples, etc.... They
are all good count nouns for me too.

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>>  Is any illness/disease name an ordinary count noun?
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>>  My daughter caught three _____ last year.
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>>  I nearly died from two _____ last year.
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>Bunions.
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