0
Teleostomi Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
nerve or nerves?
A. Who wrote in my dictionary?Which should we choose?
B. I did. So what?
A. You have nerve/nerves.
A. I ate the cake in your refrigerator.
B. Some nerve/nerves.
A. We're not getting a bonus this year.
B. I'm goint go speak to the boss.
A. You have nerves/nerve.
Top answer
The uncountable form.
- The uncountable form.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
3 Answers
0
0
Use "nerve" (singular) meaning bravery (I lost my nerve) or presumption (You have some nerve!) (That latter meaning is similiar to chutzpuh, in Yiddish, or gall.)
But "nerves" (plural) when you say "You are getting on my nerves," which means "You are annoying me."
All of your examples use nerve.
But "nerves" (plural) when you say "You are getting on my nerves," which means "You are annoying me."
All of your examples use nerve.
00
When someone does something outrageous, you can always say, "I'm glad I haven't got your nerve in my tooth!" 
CJ
CJ
0
Related Questions