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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Failures and disappointments

Hi,

Is the highlighted portion correct? My dictionary says that both 'failure' and 'disappointment' are usually uncountable.

Exposing children to competition has two bad sides which may make childhood a bad memory, full of failures or disappointments.
  

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Yes, it is fine. Both can easily be used countably.

  • Yes, it is fine.
  • Both can easily be used countably.
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Yes, it is fine. Both can easily be used countably.

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