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Believer Posted 19 years ago
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materials or material

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0Material has a few meanings:02br 02br 00* Fabric used for making clothes ie nylon, cotton etc02br 02br 00* Products used in construction ie bricks02br 02br 00* Of substance or significance ie to lose £1 isn't material (or is immaterial), but to lose £1000 is material. 02br 02br 00The plural - 'materials' - is generally only applied to construction and/or study material. Some people with just call it 'material' others will call it 'materials'.

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  • 0Material has a few meanings:02br 02br 00* Fabric used for making clothes ie nylon, cotton etc02br 02br 00* Products used in construction ie bricks02br 02br 00* Of substance or significance ie to lose £1 isn't material (or is immaterial), but to lose £1000 is material.
  • 02br 02br 00The plural - 'materials' - is generally only applied to construction and/or study material.
  • Some people with just call it 'material' others will call it 'materials'.
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0Material has a few meanings:02br
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00* Fabric used for making clothes ie nylon, cotton etc02br
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00* Products used in construction ie bricks02br
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00* Of substance or significance ie to lose £1 isn't material (or is immaterial), but to lose £1000 is material. This tends to be used in business in this context.02br
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