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Ann225 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Dough

I know that 'dough' is usually uncountable but if I wanted to say that my mom bought square dough instead of round dough, could I use the indefinite article?

''Why did you buy a square dough instead of a round one?''

Thank you.

  

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'' No. Besides, I've never heard of round dough and square dough, so I think you have the wrong word. ) I don't know what word you need, but I doubt that it's "dough".

  • '' No.
  • Besides, I've never heard of round dough and square dough, so I think you have the wrong word.
  • ) I don't know what word you need, but I doubt that it's "dough".
  • Maybe "loaf"?
  • CJ
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Ann225if I wanted to say that my mom bought square dough instead of round dough, could I use the indefinite article?''Why did you buy a square dough instead of a round one?''

No. Besides, I've never heard of round dough and square dough, so I think you have the wrong word. (You may as well say "round water" and "square water".) I don't know what word you

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