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What adjective indicating number is understood when no adjective is used? [duplicate]
Take the following statement, when used within a conversation on Global Warming:
Polar bears are dying in the North.
There is no adjective to describe the number of polar bears. According to normal ...
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"Three spoonfuls of sugar" does this require the verb to be plural? [duplicate]
Which of these is correct?
Three spoonfuls of sugar is too much.
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Three spoonfuls of sugar are too much.
I feel like the second could be correct, because there are more than one spoon. But on second ...
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Is the phrase "source code" intrinsically plural? [closed]
If we're talking about the phrase "source code", isn't that naturally and implicitly plural?
Consider the following sentence:
All of the source code for this project is in a public GitHub ...
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Making uncountable nouns plural vs regular plural nouns [duplicate]
There are several different types of happiness.
There are many different kinds of government.
There are many types of golf balls.
Since we are talking about different types of happiness would you ...
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Word choice of "much" vs "many", like "too many hours", but "too much time" [duplicate]
Why is it called:
"Too much time", but "Too many hours"?
When you Google "too much or too many" you get:
Much is always used together with an uncountable noun (like 'oil'...
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Is it correct to say, "The king gifted him with a generous amount of gold, horses and chariots"? [duplicate]
Is it correct to say...
The king gifted him with a generous amount of gold, horses and chariots
Not sure whether 'amount' can be used here, since 'horses' and 'chariots' are listed with an ...
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Is the noun "Nash equilibrium" countable? [closed]
I am working in the field of Game theory. I use the word Nash equilibrium intensively, but I always wonder about this word countability.
I think the word Nash equilibrium should be countable. Because ...
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countable nouns and uncoutable nouns: water and an (the) apple(s) [duplicate]
"Bread and butter" can be plural and singular and it denpends on the context but how about some combinations like countable and uncountable words? For example, "(a) water and an (the) ...
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Is it painting or paintings when we refer to it as a form of art?
Cinematography is a form of visual arts with motion pictures.
Photography is a form of visual arts with static pictures.
But how does one refer to a form of visual arts that consists of paintings ...
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Mass noun equivalent of 'music' for 'movies'
Do we have a mass noun equivalent like 'music' but for 'movies'?
If not, what nature of the meaning of 'music' makes it a mass noun as opposed to countable nouns like 'movies'?
I was wondering why ...
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Can "wildlife" be a collective noun?
All dictionaries I have checked list the term wildlife as an uncountable noun. But there are plenty of examples that treat wildlife as a plural. Indeed, Google returns around one million search ...
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About the usage of "so small" [duplicate]
Recently, I have been reading a book about TOEFL grammar.
I came across this multiple-choice problem:
I have _______ money left.
(A) a great number
(B) so small
(C) only a little
(D) only a few
The ...
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Correct possessive: "my genius" or "my ingeniosity"?
I have stumbled across the usage of "genius" as a possessive on two seperate occassions:
A meme featuring Jeremy Clarkson from Top Gear saying:
Sometimes my genius is... it's almost ...
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Countable uncountable noun vs always singular noun
I always refer to LDOCE for definitions of words. There is additional info on the senses there. That's why I love it. But, I am still deeply confused with these noun classifications; countable ...
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What is the difference between use and usage?
Can use and usage be written interchangeably?
Does use include usage under its scope?
Does usage has more specific meaning attached to it?
If there is any difference, tell me one striking difference ...
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