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Sometimes words are left out when the meaning is clearly understood. This is especially true with some (not all) uncountable nouns—also called mass nouns—and countable ones (count noun). You need to look up the word in a dictionary to check if it can be used either way.

"I would like a cup of espresso, please" = "I'd like an espresso, please".

He drank fourteen pints of beer last night = He drank fourteen beers last night.

There are many types of wine I enjoy = There are many wines I enjoy

Batter, "batter", [...] is a type of thick liquid = Batter [...] is a (thick) liquid

coffee
_{^{[MASS NOUN]}}
1 A hot drink made from the roasted and ground bean-like seeds of a tropical shrub: a cup of coffee
1.1. _{^{[COUNT NOUN]}} A cup of coffee: we went out for a coffee

_{^{Oxford Dictionaries}}

Sometimes words are left out when the meaning is clearly understood. This is especially true with many uncountable nouns, also called mass nouns, and countable ones (count noun). You need to look up the word in a dictionary to check if it can be used either way. For example,

• I would like a cup of espresso, please = I'd like an espresso, please.

• He drank fourteen pints of beer last night = He drank fourteen beers last night.

• There are many types of wine I enjoy = There are many wines I enjoy

• Batter, "batter", [...] is a type of thick liquid = Batter [...] is a (thick) liquid

coffee
_{^{[MASS NOUN]}}
1. A hot drink made from the roasted and ground bean-like seeds of a tropical shrub: a cup of coffee
1.1. _{^{[COUNT NOUN]}} A cup of coffee: we went out for a coffee

_{^{Oxford Dictionaries}}

Sometimes words are left out when the meaning is clearly understood. This is especially true with uncountable nouns—also called mass nouns—and countable ones (count noun).

"I would like a cup of espresso, please" = "I'd like an espresso, please".

He drank fourteen pints of beer last night = He drank fourteen beers last night.

There are many types of wine I enjoy = There are many wines I enjoy

Batter, "batter", [...] is a type of thick liquid = Batter [...] is a (thick) liquid

Sometimes words are left out when the meaning is clearly understood. This is especially true with some (not all) uncountable nouns—also called mass nouns—and countable ones (count noun). You need to look up the word in a dictionary to check if it can be used either way.

"I would like a cup of espresso, please" = "I'd like an espresso, please".

He drank fourteen pints of beer last night = He drank fourteen beers last night.

There are many types of wine I enjoy = There are many wines I enjoy

Batter, "batter", [...] is a type of thick liquid = Batter [...] is a (thick) liquid

coffee
_{^{[MASS NOUN]}}
1 A hot drink made from the roasted and ground bean-like seeds of a tropical shrub: a cup of coffee
1.1. _{^{[COUNT NOUN]}} A cup of coffee: we went out for a coffee

_{^{Oxford Dictionaries}}

Sometimes words are left out when the meaning is clearly understood. This is especially true with uncountable nouns—also called mass nouns—and countable ones.

"I would like a cup of espresso, please" = "I'd like an espresso, please".

He drank fourteen pints of beer last night = He drank fourteen beers last night.

There are many types of wine I enjoy = There are many wines I enjoy

Batter, "batter", [...] is a type of thick liquid = Batter [...] is a (thick) liquid

Sometimes words are left out when the meaning is clearly understood. This is especially true with uncountable nouns—also called mass nouns—and countable ones (count noun).

"I would like a cup of espresso, please" = "I'd like an espresso, please".

He drank fourteen pints of beer last night = He drank fourteen beers last night.

There are many types of wine I enjoy = There are many wines I enjoy

Batter, "batter", [...] is a type of thick liquid = Batter [...] is a (thick) liquid