Yoong Liat  +  290200 Tue, 07 Nov 06 11:33 AM We say 'Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables.' If I have eaten an apple, can I say 'I have eaten a fruit' if I do not want to specify what fruit I have eaten? Yoong Liat Joined on Mon, Sep 4 2006 Veteran Member 6,746

	Clive  +  290235 Tue, 07 Nov 06 02:09 PM Hi, No, say I have eaten some fruit. You could also say I have eaten a piece of fruit, but that would sound quite stilted in some contexts. Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,298 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	Marius Hancu  +  290269 Tue, 07 Nov 06 03:22 PM As you can see here, fruit can be both C and U (Uncountable) http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=31470&dict=CALD but I agree with Clive for your case. Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Veteran Member 11,673

	Believer  +  299958 Sat, 02 Dec 06 03:20 PM Hi Clive, Please tell me why you cannot say "I have eaten a fruit" when you don't want to specify which fruit (one??) you have eaten? A dictionary definition might well be something like this: An apple is a round fruit that ... Believer Joined on Mon, Jan 2 2006 Contributing Member 1,969

	Clive  +  300005 Sat, 02 Dec 06 06:36 PM Hi, Please tell me why you cannot say "I have eaten a fruit"  You can say it, but it will sound very odd to a native speaker. when you don't want to specify which fruit (one??) you have eaten? Why don't you want to specify? Is it a secret? That's partly why it sounds unnatural. Best wishes, Clive Clive