content or contents

[louisemoran@fsmail.net]

Hello
Please can you explain the correct use of content and contents? For example are the following correct:
The content of a penguin's stomach...
The contents of penguins' stomachs...
Hope this makes sense...
Thanks

[Casiopea]

Welcome.

Ex: The contents of a penguin's stomach...

From dictionary.com

1. Something contained, as in a receptacle. Often used in the plural: the contents of my desk drawer; the contents of an aerosol can.

2. The individual items or topics that are dealt with in a publication or document. Often used in the plural: a table of contents.

3. The substantive or meaningful part: "The brain is hungry not for method but for content, especially content which contains generalizations that are powerful, precise, and explicit" (Frederick Turner).

4. The proportion of a specified substance: Eggs have a high protein content.

[louisemoran@fsmail.net]

Thankyou!

[Casiopea]

You're welcome.