Countable or uncountable
Journeys are the midwives of thought. Few places are more conducive to internal conversations than a moving plane, ship, or train. There is an almost peculiar correlation between what is in front of our eyes and the thoughts we are able to have in our heads: large thoughts at times requiring large views, new thoughts new places. Introspective reflections which are liable to stall are helped along by the flow of the landscape. The mind may be reluctant to think properly when thinking is all it is supposed to do. The task can be as paralyzing as having to tell a joke or mimic an accent on demand. Thinking improves when parts of the mind are given other tasks, are charged with listening to music or following a line of trees.
Learner's Dictionaries say mind can be both countable or uncountable. But I don't see whether the mind is countable or uncountable.
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The mind cannot be used in the plural in your example. I see little or no point in wondering about what to call it. What is important is to use the word mind correctly.
- The mind cannot be used in the plural in your example.
- I see little or no point in wondering about what to call it.
- What is important is to use the word mind correctly.
- As you said, the plural is possible in some contexts.
- Here is one example: His stature grew in the minds of all people.
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The mind cannot be used in the plural in your example. I see little or no point in wondering about what to call it. What is important is to use the word mind correctly. As you said, the plural is possible in some contexts. Here is one example:
His stature grew in the minds of all people.
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