[Grammar] There is noodles or There are noodles ...

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chutanphat

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Please help me to identify the use of THERE + BE ... for the noun NOODLES.
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There are noodles. (But you hear the other alternative quite often, it's a common error in rapid speech).
 

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There are noodles. (But you hear the other alternative quite often, it's a common error in rapid speech).

Thanks for your kind help.
And in this case, is NOODLES a countable noun?
 

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Yes, the final S marks the plural of noodle.
 
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