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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

pudding

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00(b) Can / Could I have a mango / cake pudding?02br
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00(c) We always have pudding / some pudding for dessert every day.02br
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00(d) We will have pudding as /for dessert after meal.0-
  

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0In the UK, "pudding" is syonymous (if a little less classy) with "dessert". Other synonyms are "afters" and "sweet", though these are falling out of use. 02br 02br 00(d) You have something 01i 00for02i 00 dessert after 01i 00a/the02i 00 meal.

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  • 0In the UK, "pudding" is syonymous (if a little less classy) with "dessert".
  • Other synonyms are "afters" and "sweet", though these are falling out of use.
  • 02br 02br 00(d) You have something 01i 00for02i 00 dessert after 01i 00a/the02i 00 meal.
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0In the UK, "pudding" is syonymous (if a little less classy) with "dessert". Other synonyms are "afters" and "sweet", though these are falling out of use. In the US, I believe, pudding specifically means a kind of blancmange dessert rather than dessert per se, so your sentences probably won't all work in AmE.02br
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00In BrE02br
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0Can I say,02br
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00(b) My mother has a cup of pudding.02br
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00"pudding" is countable or uncountable? Should I add adjective in front of "Pudding"? like "mango pudding" , "orange pudding"...?0-
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0Please see above - it depends on whether you want BrE or AmE use.02br
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00In the UK, you can have a pudding (which can be 01b01u00any type of dessert02u02b00) on a plate or in a bowl.02br
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00In the US, you have pudding (which is a specific type of gelatinous dessert) - but you will need an AmE user to tell you
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0 Sorry, i still not very clear. I just want to know, is there countable or uncountable? 0-
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0Both, unfortunately.0-
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0 Hi Teo02br
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00In American English, pudding is uncountable. It is usually served in a cup or a small bowl. So, if you'd like to order some while you're in the US, it would be fine to say "a cup of pudding".02br
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00You can solve the whole problem if you simply say "01b00some pudding02b00". The word 'some' works with both c
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0Thanks. but, my friends told me that "pudding" can be used in "countable" and "uncountable". So, that makes me blur.02br
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00If I say,02br
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00(a) We have many pudding.02br
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00(b) We have a pudding / a mango pudding.02br
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00(c) I want to have a pudding.0-
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01cite10Vincent Teo12cite10Thanks. but, my friends told me that "pudding" can be used in "countable" and "uncountable". So, that makes me blur.12br
11font10Yes, it is countable in British English and uncountable in American English. And the main reason is that "pudding" does not have the same meanin
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0It works rather like cake or sugar- but with another added dimension.02br
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00The substance itself is non-count. I would like some pudding. Can I have a portion of the pudding please. 02br
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00Individual puddings are count - I would like a large treacle pudding please. That is a lovely steamed pudding you've got there.02br
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0 When I visited England I thought they were purposely trying to drive me round the bend!02br
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00 When you think of pudding as something that is eaten as a dessert, you just sit there wide-eyed and open-mouthed when asked if you want cake for pudding. 02br
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00 -- Do you mean you usually get pudding, but you can substitute cake today? 02br
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