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Debpriya De Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Countable or uncountable
I had no problems whatsoever fixing the pipeline.
In such sentences with whatsoever should we use count. problems or uncount. problem ?
In such sentences with whatsoever should we use count. problems or uncount. problem ?
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The singular is idiomatic in this case. "No problem" is practically an idiom. However, you may use the plural if you wish to stress that several problems were expected but were avoided.
- The singular is idiomatic in this case.
- "No problem" is practically an idiom.
- However, you may use the plural if you wish to stress that several problems were expected but were avoided.
- If you did in fact have many problems with the job, you'd use the plural.
- " Actually, I don't think "problem" has an uncountable use.
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The singular is idiomatic in this case. "No problem" is practically an idiom.
However, you may use the plural if you wish to stress that several problems were expected but were avoided.
If you did in fact have many problems with the job, you'd use the plural.
You would not say "I had a lot of problem with this."
Actually, I don't think "problem" has an unc
However, you may use the plural if you wish to stress that several problems were expected but were avoided.
If you did in fact have many problems with the job, you'd use the plural.
You would not say "I had a lot of problem with this."
Actually, I don't think "problem" has an unc
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