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John liao Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

choices or choice?

Without advertising we would have less choice.

Why "choice" is not plural as "choices" here?
  

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john liao Why "choice" is not plural as "choices" here? Because it is uncountable, hence 'less choice'. You could also do this: Without advertising we would have fewer choices.

  • john liao Why "choice" is not plural as "choices" here?
  • Because it is uncountable, hence 'less choice'.
  • You could also do this: Without advertising we would have fewer choices.
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john liaoWhy "choice" is not plural as "choices" here?
Because it is uncountable, hence 'less choice'.

You could also do this:

Without advertising we would have fewer choices.
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Hello John Liao.

You could write 'choices' but then it would be 'fewer choices' rather than 'less choice'.

Cross-posted with Mr Micawber.

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