Re: types

Philip — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:32:08 GMT

I understand your confusion, as native speakers are sometimes guilty of "These type of apples are....".

You are better off just sticking with 'this type of apple is' or 'these types of apples are".

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Believer — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:46:33 GMT

Hi,

I have not-so-easy times using the word 'types' in front of a countable noun and an uncountable noun.

There are two types of face: optimistic and pessimistic. -- I have difficulty with using the word 'types' with a countable noun. I think 'face' is used figuratively.

What do you think about these types of language. -- 'language' seems uncountable. Is it OK to use a plural word like 'types' in front of it? I feel like it has to be 'languages' since 'types' precedes it. Normally when we talk about types, I think an uncountable noun becomes countable.

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