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Kilimanjaro Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

behaviour vs behaviours

0 Its AE version aside, when is "behaviour" a non-count word and when is it not? Dictionaries give different rules 0-
  

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" 01i 00As we can see in this video footage here, as the female approaches, the male begins his standard pre-mating behavior of preening. 02i 02br 02br 00In this sense, it's a sequence of actions or a way the animal acts in certain conditions, and is countable. " A mother says to her daughter 01i 00Your behavior at that fancy dinner was great, even though I know you were bored and tired.

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  • " 01i 00As we can see in this video footage here, as the female approaches, the male begins his standard pre-mating behavior of preening.
  • 02i 02br 02br 00In this sense, it's a sequence of actions or a way the animal acts in certain conditions, and is countable.
  • " A mother says to her daughter 01i 00Your behavior at that fancy dinner was great, even though I know you were bored and tired.
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0Someone who is studying animals might describe their "behaviors." 01i00As we can see in this video footage here, as the female approaches, the male begins his standard pre-mating behavior of preening. Soon we'll see the trademark mating dance.02i02br
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00In this sense, it's a sequence of actions or a way the animal acts in certain conditions, and is cou
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10I'm not sure what you mean about the AE version, so I hope that I didn't just give you American information that is not useful to you.12blockquote
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