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Innocence, foolishness, lunacy, such nouns aren't countable, right? So both of these sentences are right. But which way would you rather use such a sentence? I know google favors the latter, but I wanted to see your opinion. Isn't it a bit more poetic to use the first one?

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    This isn't the right place to ask opinions. Do you have an objectively answerable question about these sentences? – KillingTime Jul 25 '21 at 17:49
  • “The character that I am playing in this movie is a young man named Kim Bong-chul, who has an innocence unstained by society or the world.” Also “ Similarly, Charles Schulz created a wholesome world where children held an unblemished innocence in the face of modern life's challenges...” – tchrist Jul 25 '21 at 17:54
  • See the analysis at 'A blinding light ...' which does indeed label {[indefinite article] + [non-count usage]} 'formal / literary'. – Edwin Ashworth Jul 25 '21 at 18:34
  • Thank you all for your answers. I don't think there is a fixed yes/ no answer to my question, so that is why I asked for opinions. Certain things are indefinite in English, are they not? I understand this is a place for definite yes / no answers. – Dusk Fall Jul 25 '21 at 18:39
  • @DuskFall The thing is that soliciting opinions doesn't work in our format. A primarily opinion based question is off topic across the entire Stack Exchange network. I hope that the duplicates I've selected for you here contain answers that help explain when one might be used instead of the other. – tchrist Jul 26 '21 at 03:45

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