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Latest post Thu, Aug 24 2006 11:32 AM by Inchoateknowledge. 3 replies.
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Lcchang  +  258794 Thu, 24 Aug 06 10:43 AM

There are many kinds of fishes in the sea .

There are many kinds of fish in the sea .

Which sentence is good? Please advise.

LC
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Inchoateknowledge  +  258805 Thu, 24 Aug 06 10:53 AM
there are many kinds of fish.

'fish' refers to certain animals that live in the water. It has plural form: fish (same)
'fish' also means species of fish, with fishes as plural.
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Lcchang  +  258807 Thu, 24 Aug 06 10:56 AM

 Inchoateknowledge wrote:
there are many kinds of fish.

'fish' refers to certain animals that live in the water. It has plural form: fish (same)
'fish' also means species of fish, with fishes as plural.

Can the same logic apply to food and foods?

Fruits and vegetables are food.

Fruits and vegetables are foods.

Please advise.

LC
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Inchoateknowledge, 3 yr 95 days ago
I handle them the same way, yes.
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