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Stevenukd Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

NEVER MIND

Dear Teachers,

1. I like pizza but I don't like hanmburgers.

- Why don't we add "s" to pizza"? and why do we add "s" to hamburger?

2. A: Opps! I'm sorry!

B: It's all right, never mind.

- Are these natural?

Thanks a bunch to Teachers,

Stevenukd.
  

Top answer

1. Idiom. Possible reason: People only eat one pizza but severals hamburgers at one meal:-) You like chocolate cake (large one, uncountable) but also like cupcakes (small ones, countable).

  • 1.
  • Idiom.
  • Possible reason: People only eat one pizza but severals hamburgers at one meal:-) You like chocolate cake (large one, uncountable) but also like cupcakes (small ones, countable).
  • 2.
  • It's all right.
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1. Idiom.

Possible reason:
People only eat one pizza but severals hamburgers at one meal:-)

You like chocolate cake (large one, uncountable) but also like cupcakes (small ones, countable).

2. It's all right.
should be enough.

EDIT: I think you have to avoid "never mind" in this context, as chiefly it means:

IDIOM:

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