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Do people uncountably "follow procedure" or countably "follow procedures"?
[Idiom] FOLLOW PROCEDURE
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Either is possible.
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What is the difference between the two?
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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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