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Yellowstarstruck Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Dice

Hi! Is dice an uncountable noun? Thanks, Fulvio
1. They roll 2 dice.
  

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Dice is the irregular plural of die. CB

  • Dice is the irregular plural of die.
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Dice is the irregular plural of die.

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yellowstarstruck Is dice an uncountable noun? ... They roll 2 dice.
If you can speak of two dice, then the word cannot be uncountable.
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Historically, dice is the plural of die, but in modern standard English dice is both the
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It's a bit trickier than that:

1. as an object it is countable: Roll3 dice.

2. as a game consisting of rolling dice it is uncountable: Want to play dice ?

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