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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Is it acceptable to pluralize ‘beer’ as in the following sentence?

Is it acceptable to pluralize ‘beer’ as in the following sentence?

My girlfriend and I were drinking beers when my ex-girlfriend arrived.
  

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I wouldn't pluralize it here. It's okay to say that we had been "drinking a few beers" before she arrived.

  • I wouldn't pluralize it here.
  • It's okay to say that we had been "drinking a few beers" before she arrived.
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I wouldn't pluralize it here. It's okay to say that we had been "drinking a few beers" before she arrived.

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