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11 questions linked to/from How could the uncountable noun "sufferings" be plural?
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Word choice of "much" vs "many", like "too many hours", but "too much time" [duplicate]
Why is it called:
"Too much time", but "Too many hours"?
When you Google "too much or too many" you get:
Much is always used together with an uncountable noun (like 'oil'...
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Is it wrong to use the word "codes" in a programming context?
Is it wrong to use the word "codes" in programming context?
I shall use these codes.
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Can I use the word "milks" when discussing KINDS of milk
Heard at the cafe: "We have three milks: soy, almond, and cow."
Is it ok to use the word "milks" in this context? I've heard it in other uncountable nouns, like "essential oils", or "simple sugars", ...
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"do you have time" or "do you have the time"?
I'm a bit confused about the use of the determinative article before "time". I know the rule is to not use the article when you talk about thinks in general. So if I say:
do you have time to do it?
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Are both "foodstuff" and "foodstuffs" valid?
I suppose that I could probably summarize that to "Is foodstuff a mass or count noun?" but I wasn't entirely certain if that would get me the wrong answer. I've always used "foodstuffs" when referring ...
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An adjective with "knowledge"
I was translating into English when the dictionary gave me a list of synonyms for the translation of one word, and I'm not sure which one to choose.
Which of the following synonyms would native ...
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When can you pluralize uncountable nouns?
I have a two part question, the second depending on the answer of the first. I don't know if that is frowned upon, but I'm not sure how else to ask.
Foil is an uncountable noun so it is not ...
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Countable/uncountable nouns Rice vs Stars [closed]
How is rice and sugar uncountable while star is not? Counting grains of rice and crystals of sugar is not practical, yes. But isn't counting stars nearly impossible?
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Does English have any singularia tantum besides mass nouns?
Singularia tantum and pluralia tantum are, respectively, nouns that have only a singular form and nouns that have only a plural form.
In English, we have a handful of pluralia tantum that are mass ...
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200 job losses is/are not a price worth paying [closed]
200 job losses is/are not a price worth paying
Is the singular or plural form more appropriate here, considering job losses is plural and price is singular?
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Term for a word without a singular
A word like "water" can't be introduced by an indefinite article unless one adds a qualifying word (a water droplet). Grass is like this (a blade of grass, not "a grass" with grass ...
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