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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
food, foods
In my dictionary, "food" is a non-count noun. When expressing different "foods", we should say " three kinds of food", " many kinds of food". In real life, I often read "foods". I understand that people use it in plural to say "different kinds of food". My questions are, is it grammartical? Or the rule has changed? If it has changed, is it recognised as grammatical? What should I do? Would it sound too formal or affected when I use "kind of food"? thank you for your help.
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Hi, Yes, it's grammatical, although, most often, we use the word in the singular. In this way, it's similar to a number of other words, like 'people / peoples', 'water / waters'. Best wishes, Clive
- Hi, Yes, it's grammatical, although, most often, we use the word in the singular.
- In this way, it's similar to a number of other words, like 'people / peoples', 'water / waters'.
- Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,
Yes, it's grammatical, although, most often, we use the word in the singular. In this way, it's similar to a number of other words, like 'people / peoples', 'water / waters'.
Best wishes, Clive
Yes, it's grammatical, although, most often, we use the word in the singular. In this way, it's similar to a number of other words, like 'people / peoples', 'water / waters'.
Best wishes, Clive
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