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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Communication
I KNOW that “communication” is uncountable. But why does it sometimes take a plural form with ‘s’?
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Vincent Teo I KNOW that “communication” is uncountable. But why does it sometimes take a plural form with ‘s’? 'Communication' is both a countable and uncountable noun.
- Vincent Teo I KNOW that “communication” is uncountable.
- But why does it sometimes take a plural form with ‘s’?
- 'Communication' is both a countable and uncountable noun.
- Radio was the pilot's only means of communcation.
- (uncountable) Modern commmuncations are unabling more people to work from home.
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Vincent TeoI KNOW that “communication” is uncountable. But why does it sometimes take a plural form with ‘s’?'Communication' is both a countable and uncountable noun.
Radio was the pilot's only means of communcation. (uncountable)
Modern commmuncations are unabling more people to work from home. (countable)
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Vincent TeoI KNOW that “communication” is uncountable. But why does it sometimes take a plural form with ‘s’?"Communications" is both a countable and uncountable noun.
Radio was the pilot's only means of communication. (countable)
Modern communications are enabling more people to work from home. (uncountable)
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"I got knowledge in both personal and business communication(s)."
What is correct?
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/communication
I understand from the link that "communication" is when you talk or exchange information.
"Communications" are
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