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| 1. The weather forecast warned of winds of up to 60-miles-an-hour today. (Why is 'winds' plural? What does it mean?) 2. The weather forecast warned of wind of up to 60-miles-an-hour today. (What does this mean?) |
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| TECHNICALLY they are both correct. PRACTICALLY only winds is used. Why? I don't know.... it just came into use with wind.. -M- |
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| Thanks. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/defi...1093&dict=CALD candy: noun [C or U] US a sweet food made from sugar or chocolate, or a piece of this: Are these correct? What do they mean? 1. I have a box of candy. (Why isn't 'candy' 'candies'? Eg. A box of apples. You cannot say A box of apple. Is it because candy is not countable? Why isn't candy countable? ) 2. I have a box of candies. (What does this mean? If it is not correct, why?) So 'candy' is not countable and 'candies' is countable? When would I use 'candy' and 'candies'? Could you give me an example for each of them. |
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| yup, you got it you can use whatever you want whenever you want as long as it makes grammatical sense that said, no one uses the phrase 'box of candies', I would stick with 'candy' unless there was a compelling reason otherwise. He ate a lot of candy - OK (preferred) He ate a lot of candies - OK He ate 10 pieces of candy straight from the box - OK (preferred) He ate 10 candies straight from the box - OK He ate 10 candy straight from the box - NOT OK Last edited by AintFoolin; 06-Dec-2004 at 08:38. |
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| Thanks. Quote:
2. I have a box of candy. (How come this is correct though? I have 'box' here, doesn't that make 'candy' plural? What does this sentence mean? Sugar?) 3. I have a box of apple. (Is this incorrect? If so, why? #2 Is correct but this isn't? Does this sentence mean I have a box of apple flesh?) Quote:
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| candy can be count or non-count: Non-count: How much candy did you eat? I ate half the jar. Count: How many candies did you eat? I had only one candy. |
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1. I have a basket of fries. 2. I have a basket of fry. ('fry' is wrong here? Because 'basket' makes 'fry' plural? How come #3 is correct but this is not correct?) 3. I have a box of candy. (How come 'candy' is not candies? I have 'box' here? How come it isn't like #1? ) |
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| Re: 4. He ate a lot of candy. (Does this mean he ate a lot of sweet stuff?)The answer to the question is yes and no, That is, candy is sweet, but it is a particular kind of sweet. Cake, pie, and sweet rolls are sweet, but they are not candy. |
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