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Xinfu
November 23, 2015, 12:19 PM
p.53 It was an old-fashioned cobblers.

What does cobblers mean? If cobblers means nonsense, then, just like claptrap, nonsense, etc. only the singular form without a/an should be used.

poli
November 23, 2015, 01:39 PM
Cobbler is another word for shoemaker.

Rusty
November 23, 2015, 03:07 PM
The plural, as used here, can only mean the cobbler shop.

Xinfu
November 23, 2015, 09:36 PM
Excellent answers. Thank you.