Teleostomi  +  286218 Fri, 27 Oct 06 10:53 AM A. Who wrote in my dictionary? B. I did. So what? A. You have nerve/nerves. A. I ate the cake in your refrigerator. B. Some nerve/nerves. A. We're not getting a bonus this year. B. I'm goint go speak to the boss. A. You have nerves/nerve. Which should we choose? Teleostomi Joined on Sat, Jun 10 2006 Regular Member 557 Images

	Mister Micawber  +  286231 Fri, 27 Oct 06 11:55 AM The uncountable form. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,841 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'

	Grammar Geek  +  286325 Fri, 27 Oct 06 04:33 PM Use "nerve" (singular) meaning bravery (I lost my nerve) or presumption (You have some nerve!) (That latter meaning is similiar to chutzpuh, in Yiddish, or gall.) But "nerves" (plural) when you say "You are getting on my nerves," which means "You are annoying me." All of your examples use nerve. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,683 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Plurals

	CalifJim  +  286503 Sat, 28 Oct 06 06:53 AM When someone does something outrageous, you can always say, "I'm glad I haven't got your nerve in my tooth!" CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,465 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche