Countable?

[jack]

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/defi...&dict=CALD

1. I would like some coffees please. (This is correct? This doesn't look right to me ?)
2. I would like some coffee please.

[Steven D]

Originally Posted by jack

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=14722&dict=CALD

1. I would like some coffees please. (This is correct? This doesn't look right to me ?)
2. I would like some coffee please.

Number 2 is correct.

Number 1 is not correct, as coffee is typically uncountable.

It is possible to use "coffee" as a countable noun when referring to cups of coffee.

This is possible: Who wants coffee? How many coffees should I get? - coffees - meaning cups of coffee

On occasion "coffee" is quantified by a specific or definite number in everyday language. I don't, however, believe that I've heard "some coffees" as it is used in your example sentence. "Some" indicates an indefinite number.

Here's another possibility:

Do you want another coffee? - meaning "another cup of coffee".

It's possible to use the plural form "coffees" if we are speaking about types of coffee.

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22co...rt=10&sa=N

[Casiopea]

Originally Posted by jack

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=14722&dict=CALD

1. I would like some coffees please. (This is correct? This doesn't look right to me ?)
2. I would like some coffee please.

Colloquially, 'coffees' is used to refer to cups of coffee:

I would like some coffees.
We'll have some coffees.

[jack]

Thanks.

[Casiopea]

Originally Posted by jack

Thanks.

You're welcome. :D