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countable is something you can count, as simple as that countable nouns have plural form (unless they are plural already) All nouns you've mentioned are usually uncountable, but some of them may have countable meaning. Before deciding if one noun is countable or uncountable you have to know...

How many clothes are there in your wardrobe? "How many/much clothings/clothing are/in in your wardrobe?" (''Clothing' is uncountable, so the sentence is not correct.)

"clothes" and "clothing", are they countable or uncountable nouns? Do you say "How many/much clothes/cloth are/is in your wardrobe?" and "How many/much clothings/clothing are/in in your wardrobe?" thanks.

I play an online game that uses gold as a monetary unit. Presumably they are doubloons or a piece of eight as it is pirate themed. It is referenced in game simply as “Gold”. Being that it is a monetary unit and not a quantity of substance, wouldn’t that change the plural form to “Golds”. ...

Hi, But could you say "He has experiences in many areas", or would you still use the singular term of "experience"? Here, I'd use it as an uncountable noun, 'experience'. In general terms, it can be used as countable or uncountable, depending on the...

Grammar Geek wrote: Well, wait, let's not answer too quickly. Certainly you can say "a willingness" -- IF you then qualify it with what type of willingness. A willingness to succeed A willingness to provide the necessary funds etc. However, you can't just say "He showed a...

Hi, Different than those who rely on a dictionary to find out whether a particular word is a countable or uncountable noun, do native speakers rely their own knowledge of word usage that naturally stem from years of usage? I think if you look at some dictionaries from America, for instance, I...

CalifJim wrote: Not sure why you added this. Yes, it is possible to say one evening or an evening when evening is countable, but if we recognize that in the subject sentence evening is non-countable, and the problem is the , not a or one , I don't see where the logic is going . the is...

Most native speakers (except for linguists and teachers of ESL) never think about "countable" and "uncountable" nouns. I had never heard those terms until I started tutoring ESL students (I was a volunteer; I never had formal training to teach.) A young child might make the mistake of saying...

Yoong Liat wrote: The opposite of 'most' is 'least'. Hi YL, Actually, I was taught that it depends on whether the noun is countable or uncountable: less money - fewer friends. As I said earlier, "the fewest pages" doesn't sound good to me. However, from what I've studied, I...