Francesca  +  326359 Thu, 08 Feb 07 04:42 PM Hello everybody, Do you use the word "mat" when you mean "a tangle of things which make a kind of lawn" by any chance? I would like to use "a seaweeds mat" to mean "a tangle of seaweeds which make a kind of lawn on the lagoon sediment" What do you think? Thanks in advance Francesca Joined on Tue, Oct 11 2005 Contributing Member 1,786

	nona the brit  +  326363 Thu, 08 Feb 07 04:49 PM Yes that makes sense but make it a 'mat of seaweed' not seaweeds. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all.

	Francesca  +  326371 Thu, 08 Feb 07 04:57 PM Thanks Nona! Sorry if I'm asking: why should I avoid the plural form? I mean, is it because of this context or isn't seagress commonly used in the plural? Francesca Plurals

	nona the brit  +  326376 Thu, 08 Feb 07 05:01 PM It is commonly used in the singular as seaweed is thought of as one big non-count lump - unless you wanted to emphasise that there were different species of seaweed. nona the brit

	Francesca  +  326377 Thu, 08 Feb 07 05:02 PM Now I get it! Thank you very much Francesca