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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Dessert / desserts

Which is correct?

There was a lot of food and dessert / desserts on the table.
  

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You can use either. If you wish to stress the variety, use the plural.

— Mister Micawber

  • You can use either.
  • If you wish to stress the variety, use the plural.
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You can use either. If you wish to stress the variety, use the plural.
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Sorry to interrupt.

There was a lot of food and desserts on the table.

Which is better, was or were?
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Either is OK; it depends on the speaker's viewpoint.
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