[Idiom] FOLLOW PROCEDURE

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Do people uncountably "follow procedure" or countably "follow procedures"?
 

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Either is possible.
 
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What is the difference between the two?
 

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What is the difference between the two?

Not much. I would say that I would use the former when talking long-term, and the latter when talking about the short term.

All the years I was at school, I followed procedure.
I followed the procedures (in the instruction book) very carefully, but I still can't get my new TV to work
 
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