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Grammar

An apple or apples

0 Should I say "I like an apple." Or "I like apples." 02br
00I know a native English speaker wouldn't say "I like a grape." If the rule here depends on how many you usually eat at a time, then how about the one means a wide variety of something. For instance, there are many different kinds of apples, and if what I mean is that I like many different kinds of apples, in that case I can say "I like apples"? 02br
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0If you like to eat apples, then you should say, "I like05000 APPLES." If a variety of fruits were offered to you and you wanted to eat an apple, you should say "I would like AN APPLE please."010id75
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0 When I am asked what my favorite fruit is, I would say "I like apples". When I'm asked what I would like to have as the fruit after lunch, I would say "I like an apple". It is because my stomach can't accept two apples at a time. 02br
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0 You have to make a distinction between what would be the normal for the situation when, a) something is offered and b) we are talking about our general likes/dislikes. 02br
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00For b), our general likes and dislikes, we normally use the plural for countable items; I like apples/pears/cherries/dogs/horses/etc. 02br
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00It is also fairly common to sa
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