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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Is it correct to use frozen food as both singular and plural?
Is frozen food the singular?
Is frozen foods the plural?
For a sign--would you use frozen food or frozen foods?
Is frozen food the singular?
Is frozen foods the plural?
For a sign--would you use frozen food or frozen foods?
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You may use either. It's complicated by the fact that "food" may be both countable and uncountable. " What do they mean??
- You may use either.
- It's complicated by the fact that "food" may be both countable and uncountable.
- " What do they mean??
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You may use either.
It's complicated by the fact that "food" may be both countable and uncountable.
"Chinese food." "Chinese foods." What do they mean??
"You'll find it in the frozen food case."
But where the case is a whole isle long, the sign usually says, "Frozen Foods."
It's complicated by the fact that "food" may be both countable and uncountable.
"Chinese food." "Chinese foods." What do they mean??
"You'll find it in the frozen food case."
But where the case is a whole isle long, the sign usually says, "Frozen Foods."
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"food" (and hence also "frozen food") may be uncountable or countable. In the uncountable sense, meaning the stuff in general, it has no plural. In the countable sense, meaning food of a particular type, it has a plural "foods".
To me, "frozen food" and "frozen foods" are both acceptable on signage.
To me, "frozen food" and "frozen foods" are both acceptable on signage.
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