[Grammar] Lie

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Mr.Lucky_One

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Is "lie" countable or uncountable noun in English?
 

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I have never told a lie in my life - and that's the truth.
 

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But there's only ever one 'lie of the land': still countable though.

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What are the differences between its singular form and plural one?
How to say better, "telling a lie" or "telling lies"?
 

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What are the differences between its singular form and plural one?
How to say better, "telling a lie" or "telling lies"?

It depends whether you are telling one lie or several lies.
 

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And if you want to tease a logician, tell them that your every statement IS a lie.
 
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