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Plural or no plural

I'm confused about whether some words can have plural or not. For example: functionality. Although I have seen people using funtionalities (google search) but I can't find that in webster online. If I mean different functionalities in a program, why can't be plural? Maybe features should be the word used instead.
Also feedback can't be plural even though there could be multiple ones from different people.
Maybe my understanding was totally wrong on these 2 words. Is there a good resouce that lists all the confusing words that can't be used in plural?
THANKS a lot for the help,
cpliu
  

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[nq:1]I'm confused about whether some words can have plural or not. For example: functionality. Although I have seen people using ...

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  • [nq:1]I'm confused about whether some words can have plural or not.
  • For example: functionality.
  • Although I have seen people using ...
  • these 2 words.
  • [/nq] Both words can be plural.
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[nq:1]I'm confused about whether some words can have plural or not. For example: functionality. Although I have seen people using ... these 2 words. Is there a good resouce that lists all the confusing words that can't be used in plural?[/nq]
Both words can be plural. Many words, if they form their plurals in a regular way, do not have the plural forms listed.
I can certainly see more use
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[nq:1]I'm confused about whether some words can have plural or not. For example: functionality. Although I have seen people using ... resouce that lists all the confusing words that can't be used in plural? THANKS a lot for the help, cpliu[/nq]
In your post above, you spell it correctly as well as incorrectly. The correct spelling has 19.4 million Google hits. I don't know where I draw the lin
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Feedback can be in plural too? I was a corrected by a copywriter who has a MA in English. She said it can't be in plural. Maybe it's formal English.
Thanks again for the feedback on the usage!
cpliu
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[nq:1]Feedback can be in plural too? I was a corrected by a copywriter who has a MA in English. She said it can't be in plural. Maybe it's formal English.[/nq]
It depends on how you were using the plural of "feedback".

"Feedback" is generally a mass noun, and would seldom be pluralised. The plural only becomes appropriate in narrow, technical usage.
For example, "We received many
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[nq:1]I'm confused about whether some words can have plural or not. For example: functionality. Although I have seen people using functionalities (google search) but I can't find that in webster online.[/nq]
Beware long words when shorter ones are available. There may indeed be meanings of functionality not
expressed by function: but most actual uses of
functionality seem to be those w
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[nq:1]On 31 May 2006, liu wrote[/nq]
[nq:2]Feedback can be in plural too? I was a corrected ... said it can't be in plural. Maybe it's formal English.[/nq]
[nq:1]It depends on how you were using the plural of "feedback". For example, "We received many feedbacks on this particular ... "There were two sources of audio feedback, and the problem of these feedbacks will be dealt with by differe
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[nq:1]Both words can be plural. Many words, if they form their plurals in a regular way, do not have the ... "functionalities", but "feedbacks" can occur as well, although, in the latter case, the distinction of meaning would be quite narrow.[/nq]
Is it allowed to use plural forms of uncountable nouns? could please tell me under what circumstances? I'm just a student and I've never heard of su
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[nq:1]Is it allowed to use plural forms of uncountable nouns? could please[/nq]
could you please tell me
regards,

D>Maxxx
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[nq:1]Feedback can be in plural too? I was a corrected by a copywriter who has a MA in English. She said it can't be in plural. Maybe it's formal English.[/nq]
Feedback is ... "The feedback has contained many suggestions."

English has two types of "mass nouns" singular and plural. Cattle are ...
People are ...
(But) Feedback is ...
I know of no rule which will suggest whic
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[nq:2]Both words can be plural. Many words, if they form ... latter case, the distinction of meaning would be quite narrow.[/nq]
[nq:1]Is it allowed to use plural forms of uncountable nouns? could please tell me under what circumstances? I'm just a ... without changing the orignial meaning of a word (just as 'feedback' or 'sugar' may change their meaning depending on context)...[/nq]
I wou
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