According to Newbury House Dictionary of American English, "service" is an uncountable noun when it means the care of a machine to keep it in good working order: When our oven broke, we called a repairman for service . According to

This structure (the + singular countable noun) can be used to generalize but is mainly used with animals, plants, things and even certain groups of people. 1. The computer has changed the way we do business. 2. The mountain lion is a

I think the words "a meat" means a type or brand of meat. Correct. In everyday English, "meat" as a countable noun (with plural "meats") is much less common than "meat" as uncountable noun (mass

"Steven Goldman, chief market strategist, Weeden & Co., said Bank of America was down in part over concerns that government financial support will diminish shareholders' stake in the company." 1. Can 'stake' above be

Hi, Forum Gurus and members! 1. It was unbelievable that a man so eminent would actually sit in our dining room, use our knives and forks, and eat our food. Every imperfection in our home and our characters would jump out at him. The Truth had

You will often hear that the word "research" is uncountable in the U.S., but it seems that I find the word "researches" as a countable noun too. Is this an American vs British English difference? Or does it vary according to

A bit late. Sorry. Sean O'Leathlobhair wrote on 14 Jul 2004: Are you not a native speaker yourself? I didn't realise but I didn't wonder until now. Yes, I am a native speaker of AmE and have been for 60 years. You had me confused.

I'm no Judge Lieblich, so the only law I know ... this law tells me that Chicago-style "pizza" makes me sick. Hear, Hear! What do you think of Chicago-style "cheesecake"? It's some sort of cheese pie. I've never

My son has asked me to tap into the collective ... (For anyone who is not familiar with Lego, see http://www.lego.com/eng/) I am replying here since I wish to respond to several points throughout the thread. This seems to be an ... use Lego as a

My son has asked me to tap into the collective wisdom of aue - here is his request: Here's ... - but the essence of the question should be clear. (For anyone who is not familiar with Lego, see http://www.lego.com/eng/) I am replying here since