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Curiouscat Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Can Bottled-Water be plural?

Hi,

I was walking in a supermarket one day looking for bottled-water. I asked myself: "Now where is the bottled-water or should it be where are the bottled-water?

Thanks!
  

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Bottled water is one of those nouns that is not pluralized. The expression refers to the water in the bottles, not the containers. Here are some examples: I am looking for bottled water.

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  • Bottled water is one of those nouns that is not pluralized.
  • The expression refers to the water in the bottles, not the containers.
  • Here are some examples: I am looking for bottled water.
  • I am looking for water bottles.
  • (the empty containers) I am looking for gallon-sized bottles of drinking water.
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Bottled water is one of those nouns that is not pluralized. The expression refers to the water in the bottles, not the containers.

Here are some examples:

I am looking for bottled water.
I am looking for water bottles. (the empty containers)
I am looking for gallon-sized bottles of drinking water. (the containers with the water in them)
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