http://www.englishforums.com/English/BasicEnglishVocabularyQuestions/Forum44.htmFor Basic English ONLY. Please post only <b><font color=red>easy</font></b> questions and answers here.enXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfWaterVsWaters/cklvd/post.htm#222582Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:18:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:222582Clive0http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfWaterVsWaters/cklvd/post.htm#222582http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-222582.xmlHi guys, The phrase 'all weathers' gets 2,260,000 hits in Google. To me, it's a standard and not unusual phrase. eg He goes for his daily walk in all weathers. I'm a Canadian from Britain. Outside this phrase, ie without the word 'all', it's hard to dream up a likely context in which you'd use the noun 'weathers'. Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfWaterVsWaters/cklvd/post.htm#222528Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:18:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:222528Grammar Geek1http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfWaterVsWaters/cklvd/post.htm#222528http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-222528.xmlI'm not interested in getting into an argument, and I believe I am well acquainted with nouns that can have both countable and uncountable forms. While I have seen weathers used as a verb ("Let's hope the boat wheather this storm better than she did last time") I have never seen it used in the plural to describe multiple types of weather, outside of your posts. It's possible that it is done in other regions, but it's not in the U.S.. Does anyone else want to weigh in on this? If so, please let us know where you're from. is my punctuation correct in this letter - I do not think so? ==&gt; Is my punctuation correct in this letter? I do not think so.http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfWaterVsWaters/cklvd/post.htm#222335Tue, 26 May 2009 20:18:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:222335Inchoateknowledge2http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfWaterVsWaters/cklvd/post.htm#222335http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-222335.xmlCambridge exams accept solely the waters version; however, the water form is widely used in US.http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfWaterVsWaters/cklvd/post.htm#222325Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:18:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:222325Inchoateknowledge3http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfWaterVsWaters/cklvd/post.htm#222325http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-222325.xmlI do not want to muddy the waters but you can definitely say : Come rain or shine, I go out fishing in all weathers. There are uncountable nouns which are used as countable plurals: I feel I am on shifting sands, what are your strengths and weaknesses?, The powers that be decided to cut public spending. is my punctuation correct in this letter - I do not think so? do you agree with my use of question marks? If not, what is the correct usage? inchoate knowledgehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfWaterVsWaters/cklvd/post.htm#222295Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:18:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:222295Grammar Geek4http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfWaterVsWaters/cklvd/post.htm#222295http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-222295.xmlThanks inchoate, but this particular use refers to embryotic fluid; both water and waters have been used. But I can't account for the variation. I don't believe weathers is used in the plural.http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfWaterVsWaters/cklvd/post.htm#222060Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:18:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:222060Inchoateknowledge5http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfWaterVsWaters/cklvd/post.htm#222060http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-222060.xmlyou know what they say; still waters run deep. inchoate knowledgehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfWaterVsWaters/cklvd/post.htm#222039Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:18:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:222039Inchoateknowledge6http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfWaterVsWaters/cklvd/post.htm#222039http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-222039.xmlin several common phrases uncountable nouns, like water, are used as countable in plural. he goes out in all weathers. when do you go on your travels? the submarine strayed into unexpored waters. i hope this helped. inchoate knowledgehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfWaterVsWaters/cklvd/post.htm#219497Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:18:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:219497Grammar Geek7http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfWaterVsWaters/cklvd/post.htm#219497http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-219497.xmlI too have seen it both ways, but I have only ever said water, in the singular. I'm not sure if it's regional variation or generational variation.http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfWaterVsWaters/cklvd/post.htmThu, 26 Mar 2009 21:18:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:219422Anonymous8http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfWaterVsWaters/cklvd/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-219422.xmlBefore the child is born, the pregnant woman’s waters breaks. Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s water breaks. I've seen both the singular and plural used. Are they both correct? When should one use the plural vs the singular?