Timeline for Can "apple" be a uncountable noun? [closed]
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| Apr 23, 2017 at 4:39 | comment | added | herisson | Related: “I like apples” vs “I like apple”? | |
| Oct 17, 2016 at 14:15 | history | closed |
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| Oct 14, 2016 at 19:42 | comment | added | moyeea | @KateBunting Thanks so much for your kind help!!! That means "two pieces of apple" it is still a countable noun? But can I say "varieties of apples?" | |
| Oct 14, 2016 at 14:30 | comment | added | Laurel♦ | Related: english.stackexchange.com/a/122321/191178 | |
| Oct 14, 2016 at 14:08 | comment | added | Kate Bunting | It's uncountable when speaking of apple flesh, or cooked apple, as a substance. 'Varieties of apple' means varieties of that particular species of tree, so the singular is correct. | |
| Oct 14, 2016 at 10:05 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Oct 14, 2016 at 10:02 | comment | added | JonLarby | In addition, 1 is correct, 2 isn't. 3 is also correct (4 isn't), but has a different meaning. The stalk or pips could be "part of an apple", but if you were offering someone something to eat, you would offer them a "piece of apple". | |
| S Oct 14, 2016 at 9:47 | history | suggested | Tlacenka | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 14, 2016 at 9:12 | comment | added | Dan | Yes. This fruit spread tastes mostly of apple. | |
| Oct 14, 2016 at 8:40 | comment | added | WS2 | Yes, it can be uncountable. I prefer apple and blackberry in my fruit pies. | |
| Oct 14, 2016 at 8:33 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| Oct 14, 2016 at 7:47 | history | asked | moyeea | CC BY-SA 3.0 |