http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishVocabularyIdiom-Questions/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Fruit/dwbck/post.htm#300005Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:00:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:300005Clive0http://www.englishforums.com/English/Fruit/dwbck/post.htm#300005http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-300005.xmlHi, 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, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Fruit/dwbck/post.htm#299958Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:00:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:299958Believer1http://www.englishforums.com/English/Fruit/dwbck/post.htm#299958http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-299958.xmlHi 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 ...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Fruit/dwbck/post.htm#290269Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:00:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:290269Marius Hancu2http://www.englishforums.com/English/Fruit/dwbck/post.htm#290269http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-290269.xmlAs 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.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Fruit/dwbck/post.htm#290235Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:00:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:290235Clive3http://www.englishforums.com/English/Fruit/dwbck/post.htm#290235http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-290235.xmlHi, 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, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Fruit/dwbck/post.htmMon, 23 Mar 2009 12:00:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:290200Yoong Liat4http://www.englishforums.com/English/Fruit/dwbck/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-290200.xmlWe 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?