Guest  +  7183 Sat, 06 Sep 03 03:27 AM Is pavement a countable or incountable noun? Thank you Guest Nouns, Countable Nouns

	moijelesuis  +  7231 Sat, 06 Sep 03 03:49 PM i would say "incountable", never to be used in the plural. that being said however, in a technical sense, one may be speaking of different types of road surfaces, and therefore one might say something like: "asphalt and cement both give a smooth surface to a roadway. both pavements are quite expensive, however." (here, "pavement(s)" speaks of the paving METHOD) i also think that i have heard or read the word "pavement" used as a word for parking lot. in this case, you might be able to use it in a "countable" sense, but this is likely a regionalism, if indeed it exists. moijelesuis Joined on Sat, Aug 16 2003 usa/canada Full Member 116 Plurals

	ryan smith  +  7439 Tue, 09 Sep 03 05:12 AM A good trick to remember is: Does the sentence: "We have 5 pavements." make sense? If it makes sense, then pavement is countable. If not, then pavement is uncountable. ryan smith Joined on Tue, Sep 9 2003 CLASSIFIED Full Member 199