Which one is correct? (conditional clause)

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Marius Hancu  #430216  Sat, 13 Oct 07 12:03 AM
Another alternative:

Should you face troubles, call me.
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meaning: If you ...

  
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Penicillin  #430352  Sat, 13 Oct 07 11:03 AM

What about this one:

- I faced many problems.

Is it correct?

  
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Marius Hancu  #430361  Sat, 13 Oct 07 11:18 AM
 Onh1986 wrote:

What about this one:

- I faced many problems.

Is it correct?

Yes, but not conditional.
  
Yoong Liat  #430499  Sat, 13 Oct 07 07:47 PM
 Marius Hancu wrote:
Another alternative:

Should you face troubles, call me.
(
meaning: If you ...


Hi Marius

I would like to confirm whether it should 'trouble' or 'troubles'.
  
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Penicillin  #432388  Fri, 19 Oct 07 02:14 PM

Can I say:

- If you have troubles, call me.

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Neeraj Jain  #432396  Fri, 19 Oct 07 02:51 PM

Hi Goodman,

I guess that you cannot use "troubles". The right word is "trouble".

  
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Penicillin  #432412  Fri, 19 Oct 07 03:37 PM

What about?

- If you have problems, call me.

  
Goodman  #432441  Fri, 19 Oct 07 05:52 PM
 Neeraj Jain wrote:

Hi Goodman,

I guess that you cannot use "troubles". The right word is "trouble".

NJ,

I have been reading your posts and please pardon my being straight forward. It's apparent that your mother tongue is not English which is ok but what struck me is your continuance to offer unsure or incorrect answers while sounding with such conviction. Why do you think “troubles” is wrong? You keep making statements that are not explained nor supported with examples. It’s ok to make a mistake but learn from it and don’t make a pattern of it. Both trouble and troubles are fine depending on the context.

 

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Yoong Liat  #432446  Fri, 19 Oct 07 06:16 PM
 Neeraj Jain wrote:

Hi Goodman,

I guess that you cannot use "troubles". The right word is "trouble".


Hi Jain

I agree with you.

Trouble
is usually an uncountable noun. Are you having trouble with your car?

get/run into trouble

Your troubles are your worries: Sit down and forget your troubles (OR problems) for a minute.

(Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English)
  
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