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Francesca Posted 19 years ago
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a mat of seaweeds

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00Do you use the word "mat" when you mean "a tangle of things which make a kind of lawn" by any chance?02br
00I would like to use "a seaweeds mat" to mean "a tangle of seaweeds which make a kind of lawn on the lagoon sediment"02br
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00What do you think?02br
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00Thanks in advance 02br
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0 Yes that makes sense but make it a 'mat of seaweed' not seaweeds. 0-

— Nona the brit

  • 0 Yes that makes sense but make it a 'mat of seaweed' not seaweeds.
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0 Yes that makes sense but make it a 'mat of seaweed' not seaweeds. 0-
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0Thanks Nona! 05002br
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00Sorry if I'm asking: why should I avoid the plural form? I mean, is it because of this context or isn't seagress commonly used in the plural? 010id1
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0 It is commonly used in the singular as seaweed is thought of as one big non-count lump - unless you wanted to emphasise that there were different species of seaweed. 0-
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0Now I get it! Thank you very much 050010id1
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