In Nouns^x, Countable or uncountable^x, Plurals^x

. These words function differently. Youth and membership can be countable or uncountable nouns: Youth is carefree. There is a youth / There are three youths standing on the corner. Membership is free. I have had a membership / They have had their memberships since 1984. Crowd and host , like...

Hi h & k, WELCOME TO THE FORUMS ! ! ! Thanks for joining us. I guess we'd consider as irregular plurals, things like deer, deer; man, men; child, children; hoof, hooves. "Vocabulary" can be either countable or uncountable. His English vocabulary comprises only a hundred...

Not just desire. Very accomplished writers with a fine ear for the language are able to gauge when it is useful to present an apparent uncountable in the plural -- especially when it's a matter of abstract nouns. The majority of us merely competent writers don't typically invent such...

Hi, I am curious as to what is the guideline or are the guidelines for the use of a plural version of a noun that could be either countable or uncountable. Speech after speech, writing after writing, I think I have seen and heard the use of a plural in cases where either option seems to be...

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...

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...

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...

Hoa Thai wrote: First, thank you for your reply. Now if you can help me a bit further, I would appreciate very much. If advice is an uncountable abstract noun, then advices must be wrong, right? ( Yesterday, my father gave me his advice. Today, my mother gives me hers. I don't like their two...

Hi, "mistake" is a countable noun, and the plural is "mistakes", so you say: Is there a mistake? Are there any mistake s ? On the other hand, "difference" can be used as a countable or uncountable noun, that's why you can say these: Is there any difference? - used as uncountable Are there any...