I feel like part is a countable so we have either use it in the singular form a part or the part or in the plural form part. However, I see most of the times it is used with no article in the singular form part. How is that possible and why do the English treat this word as such?
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3Possible duplicate of "As part of" versus "as a part of" Also Difference between 'part' and 'a part'?, where this answer looks good to me. – FumbleFingers Dec 12 '15 at 16:32
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3The Cambridge Learner's Dictionary says that part can be either countable or uncountable. – Peter Shor Dec 12 '15 at 16:43
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2I don't think that your simple school rule about article + countable noun covers all cases where English drops the article. I would recommend collecting all cases that are not conform with your school rule to get a feeling that a school rule is a school rule. Please remember the more often a formula is used the faster it is shortened. – rogermue Dec 12 '15 at 17:22