If Winter Comes  +  328960 Wed, 14 Feb 07 12:36 AM I sometimes have a difficulty in using nouns in terms of the notion of "number". In the following two sentences, which the native speakers of English would usually use? If both sentences are commonly used, what would be the difference in meaning? They paid with credit cards. They paid with a credit card. If Winter Comes Joined on Thu, Jan 4 2007 New Member 10 Nouns

	Feebs11  +  328971 Wed, 14 Feb 07 01:01 AM Both are entirely acceptable, but the interpretations are different. They paid with credit cards.    They (multiple customers making different purchases) paid with credit cards (each customer used a credit card) They paid with a credit card.   They (more than one person who are together buying something) paid with a credit card (one card is used to make the purchase) Feebs11 Joined on Thu, Nov 23 2006 UK Veteran Member 5,015

	Philip  +  328974 Wed, 14 Feb 07 01:08 AM  Feebs11 wrote: Both are entirely acceptable, but the interpretations are different. They paid with credit cards.    They (multiple customers making different purchases) paid with credit cards (each customer used a credit card) They paid with a credit card.   They (more than one person who are together buying something) paid with a credit card (one card is used to make the purchase) Sounds good to me! Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,726 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen

	If Winter Comes  +  328979 Wed, 14 Feb 07 01:31 AM Thank you very much for your prompt and precise explanation. English is indeed a language of logic, isn't it? If Winter Comes