[Grammar] An/- omelet for breakfast

[englishhobby]

1) Let's have omelet/salad for breakfast.
2) Let's have an omelet/a salad for breakfast.

Which is corret?
Do you regard omelet as a countable or uncountable noun?

 

[emsr2d2]

For me, countable.

Let's have an omelette for breakfast.
Let's have omelettes for breakfast.

Note that in BrE, we use the original French spelling, ending -ette.

 

[MikeNewYork]

1) Let's have omelet/salad for breakfast.
2) Let's have an omelet/a salad for breakfast.

Which is corret?
Do you regard omelet as a countable or uncountable noun?

"Omelet/omelette" is countable in AmE also. Either "salad" or "a salad" would be correct in AmE.

 

[Winwin2011]

"Omelet/omelette" is countable in AmE also. Either "salad" or "a salad" would be correct in AmE.

Is "salad" countable if we say "I love salad" ?

Thanks.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Is "salad" countable if we say "I love salad" ?

Thanks.

No, it is uncountable there.

 

[Tdol]

I think 1 is OK if you're thinking about it as a foodstuff.