beachboy
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1 - The athlete had surgery on his knee (The Free Dictionary)
2 - He has had three surgeries on his wrist in the past two years (Cambridge Dictionary)
I can't understand when surgery is a countable and when it's an uncountable noun. Can't I say The athlete had one (a) surgery on his knee last year?
2 - He has had three surgeries on his wrist in the past two years (Cambridge Dictionary)
I can't understand when surgery is a countable and when it's an uncountable noun. Can't I say The athlete had one (a) surgery on his knee last year?