Can you say? I have a bag full of water. VS I have a bag full of bottled water. A

[B45]

Can you say?

I have a bag full of water.

VS

I have a bag full of bottled water.

Are both okay?

 

[bhaisahab]

They are both possible but they have different meanings.

 

[tzfujimino]

I'd like to ask a question.
Can we use 'bottled water' as a countable noun?

Thank you.

 

[Matthew Wai]

'Bottled water' should be uncountable, according to http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/water_1 See the 'COLLOCATIONS' box.

Not a teacher.

 

[SoothingDave]

I'd like to ask a question.
Can we use 'bottled water' as a countable noun?

Thank you.

I think you could. A restaurant with a variety of them might say they have numerous bottled waters.

Also, if I had packed a cooler for a picnic, I might say I put some "sodas and some waters" in there.

 

[Tdol]

'Bottled water' should be uncountable, according to http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/water_1 See the 'COLLOCATIONS' box.

It depends on the context. If you're talking about how much of it you drink,then it would be uncountable. If you're discussing brands, then it could be countable.

 

[emsr2d2]

If I was carrying a bag containing seven bottles of mineral water, I would say "I've got a bag full of bottled water". In BrE, "bottled water" doesn't mean "water which has been put in a bottle". That could apply to tap water. It refers to commercially-available water which you buy already in the bottle. It is usually mineral water or spring water.

 

[MikeNewYork]

It usually means the same in AmE.

 

[Tdol]

Drinking water is also used in some countries for bottled ordinary water that has undergone reverse osmosis and been treated with UV to make it drinkable, places where you really shouldn't go near the tap water.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Clean, safe drinking water is possibly the most important factor in public health.