You've got quite a CD/CDs collection!

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Hi,
In the above picture why isn't "a CD" pluralized? I mean "CDs collection"

You've got quite a CD collection!
You've got quite CDs collection!
 

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The text uses CD as an attributive noun (a noun which functions as an adjective).
 

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Thank you. Can "CDs" also work?
 

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You can say 'You've got quite a lot of CDs'.
 

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We don't pluralize nouns when we use them as adjectives. A shelf for books is not a "books shelf," it is a "book shelf."

A bottle that holds 5 gallons is a "5 gallon bottle."
 

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