Geisel adopted his Dr. Seuss pen name during his university studies at Dartmouth College and the University of Oxford. He left Oxford in 1927 to begin his career as an illustrator and cartoonist for Vanity Fair, Life, and various other publications.
Confidence votes 94.8K. A general noun is a word for a non-specific person, place, or thing. Examples of general nouns: A specific noun is a word for a specific person, place or thing. Examples: 1  parent. 2  city. 3  apple. 4  father.
(money = non-count and general). Nouns of any kind (count or non-count, singular or plural) may be specific or general.. A noun is specific when the writer wishes to talk about some thing or things in particular. A noun is general when the writer wishes to make a generalization about some thing or things.Here are some examples that contrast specific nouns with general nouns. The highlighted nouns in the first three examples are specific, whereas the highlighted nouns in the second three examples are general.My dad's company made a profit this year. (profit = count, singular, and specific). It hopes to make bigger profits next year.he highlighted nouns in the first three examples are specific, whereas the highlighted nouns in the second three examples are general. My dad's company made a profit this year. (profit = count, singular, and specific). It hopes to make bigger profits next year.