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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Is pay countable?

When the word 'pay' used as a salary, is it countable?
Should I say receive pay or receive a pay/pays?
  

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Hi, When the word 'pay' used as a salary, is it countable? No. Should I say receive pay or receive a pay/pays?

  • Hi, When the word 'pay' used as a salary, is it countable?
  • No.
  • Should I say receive pay or receive a pay/pays?
  • Say eg Yesterday I received my pay.
  • This month I received my pay four times.
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Hi,

When the word 'pay' used as a salary, is it countable? No.

Should I say receive pay or receive a pay/pays?

Say eg

Yesterday I received my pay.

This month I received my pay four times.



People often speak of eg my pay-cheque, 4 pay-cheques.



Clive

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