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Tinanam0102 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

a story or stories

Hi teachers,
When describing habits:
1. Little Henry likes listening to a story / stories before bedtime.
2. He likes to hear a bedtime story/ stories before he goes to bed.

Thanks
TN
  

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tinanam0102 When describing habits:1. 2. He likes to hear a bedtime story/ stories before he goes to bed.

— CalifJim

  • tinanam0102 When describing habits:1.
  • 2.
  • He likes to hear a bedtime story/ stories before he goes to bed.
  • The plural is very commonly used for habits.
  • By the way, this version does not imply that Henry hears more than one story before each bedtime even though that may be, in fact, what is happening.
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tinanam0102When describing habits:1. Little Henry likes listening to a story / stories before bedtime.2. He likes to hear a bedtime story/ stories before he goes to bed.
The plural is very commonly used for habits. By the way, this version does not imply that Henry hears more than one story before each bedtime even though that may be, in fact, what is
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Hi CalifJim,

Thanks again for your help here. I think I should stick to more commonly used versions. Normally in request, which is more common?

1. Please read me a bedtime story or Please read me bedtime stories.
2. I want to listen to a bedtime story or I want to listen bedtime stories.

Thanks
TN
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tinanam0102 Normally in a request ...
At that age:

Story! Story! Story!

Or:

Bedtime story!

Or:

Story time!

Only an adult would say Please read me a bedtime story, but then we don't normally read bedtime stories to adults, so there is something strange about the question!
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tinanam0102 Normally in a request ...
At that age:
Story! Story! Story!

Or:
Bedtime story!

Or:
Story time!

Only an adult would say Please read me a bedtime story, but then we don't normally read bedtime stories to adults, so there is something strange about
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Hi CalifJim,

Thanks again for help. Now I can see it's really strange. But English textbooks teach our kids to speak that way.

TN
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