A question about [some noise] and [some noises]
The word, noise, is both countable and uncountable. I have made up the sentences below.
(1) When I got home last night, I heard some noise from upstairs.
(2) When I got home last night, I heard some noises from upstairs.
Most of my non-native English speaking friends think both are correct because of the special nature of the word. One of my neighbours, who is not a native speaker, thinks the uncountable one in (1) is correct when you cannot identify what type of noise it is. I am not sure which form of the word is correct. Please help me. Thank you very much.
Top answer
They're both OK. The first one is more about noise in general. I would think of a loud party or a heated argument.
- They're both OK.
- The first one is more about noise in general.
- I would think of a loud party or a heated argument.
- Something unpleasant and annoying.
- The second one implies several different kinds of noise or several different occasions of noise (with silence in between).
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They're both OK.
The first one is more about noise in general. I would think of a loud party or a heated argument. Something unpleasant and annoying.
The second one implies several different kinds of noise or several different occasions of noise (with silence in between). I would think of a scratching sound, then maybe a soft running sound, then maybe a fluttering sound. In ot
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