I think what we have here is a difference between American English and British English. From what my British colleagues tell me they buy 2 lettuces and from what I know being a speaker of American English is that we buy 2 heads of lettuce.

Hi Pieanne, I think that the meaning is the same concerning the example sentences. Could it be that one is non-standard or maybe one is used more often in BE or AE?

be hung-up on something or someone: to be extremely interested in (or worried by a particular subject) and spend a lot of time thinking about it/him/her.... She really, really likes this guy so she is always thinking about him...

Hi Couchpotato, Great name you chose! I think you can use either one in your example. I'm waiting for you and I'm waiting on you.

Paco2004 wrote: Hello My2senses Whatever kind of lettuces they are, I can count lettuces, saying "one lettuce, two lettuces, three lettuces, ...". It would be because I am good at arithmetic. How about you? paco Horrible at arithmetic but

Paco2004 wrote: "Lettuce" is countable before being served at the eating table, but uncountable when you eat. (EX) They grow cabbages and lettuces in the field. (EX) Do you prefer lettuce in your salad, or cabbage? "Cake" is countable before

Gbkota wrote: I don't really think that Polish or the Pole is abusive. Many people say like that. Calling a Pole a Polack is abusive hence as I wrote it is considered vulgar i.e NOT acceptable. Calling a Polish person Polish or a Pole is

I baked a cake. Lettuce is a mass noun meaning a determiner a/an is not used. So we have to use a head of, a piece of, etc. to show quantity. For example: He bought a head of lettuce and then made a salad with a few pieces of lettuce.