English Language & Usage Asked by rutuehurhu on November 8, 2020
I was wondering whether ‘communication’ in the phrase (collocation) ‘one-way communication’ is a countable or uncountable usage. I’ve seen both usages (e.g. The Guardian leaning more towards uncountable while The New York Times is more towards countable), but I’m not sure which practice one should follow.
To be on the safe side, I always add the word ‘process’ at the end. For example:
Customer engagement is not a one-way communication process
But I sometimes feel the wording can be a bit redundant. So any thoughts?
According to iWeb Corpus https://www.english-corpora.org/iweb/, when one-way communication is followed by a noun like channel or tool, the article a precedes it. However, if one-way communication is not followed by a noun, in most cases, the indefinite article is not used. Examples: iConsult is a medium facilitating the exchange of relevant information related to a medical condition, not a diagnostic device that provides data via a one-way communication channel, which can not be questioned or consulted. CampGrams are- a one-way communication tool that allows parents- to easily send messages to their- camper while they are away at camp. The autocratic leader adopts one-way communication.
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