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What about the noun email, is countable or uncountable?

With the following corrections--She was locked in the room as punishment for hitting her brother. She was locked in the room as a punishment for hitting her brother.-- both are fine. The noun can be either countable or uncountable.

Doll wrote: We can say "A hormone ... ". Therefore, hormone is an uncountable noun. I think you tried to say countable noun. You're right. It should be 'countable noun'. Thanks.

Hi,Countable nouns are associated with the notion of 'completeness'. A living chicken is a unity because it is complete (normally) we can distinguish one chicken from another one, so we can count it, we can say a chicken or one chicken. But what happens when we refer to the food, the flesh? In...

We can say "A hormone ... ". Therefore, hormone is an uncountable noun. I think you tried to say countable noun.

Doll wrote:I really don't understand the logic in countable and uncountable difference.Hormones are countable but why is money uncountable ? We can say "A hormone ... ". Therefore, hormone is an uncountable noun. We cannot say, "A money." Neither can we say, "A water." Therefore, both 'money'...

Anonymous wrote: Is money considered a countable noun since we do count our money in daily life? Why is it then we say "so much money" rather than "so many money"? Thanks for the explanation 'Money' is an uncountable noun. This is because we cannot say, "1 money, 2 money, etc." Yes, it's...

Is money considered a countable noun since we do count our money in daily life? Why is it then we say "so much money" rather than "so many money"? Thanks for the explanation

CalifJim wrote:The important point is that a noun in itself is not countable or uncountable. It is the usage of the noun that makes it so. No matter what a dictionary states as the countability of a noun, there will probably be someone somewhere who will use it in a different way. The...

User_gary wrote: How to say? (Because I don't know idea is countable or uncountable noun) What an idea! o.k. or What idea! What a good idea! o.k. or What good idea!Countable noun.