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Desk chalk 73 Posted 9 years ago
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Hi, I am not sure how to say sth like this properly.

Could you buy a bottle of (an) apple juice?

When should I put a/an before "juice"?

Thanks in advance

  

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"juice" is not a countable noun. Juice has no borders. If you put it on the table, it spreads out all over and spills over the edge of the table and onto the floor.

— CalifJim

  • "juice" is not a countable noun.
  • Juice has no borders.
  • If you put it on the table, it spreads out all over and spills over the edge of the table and onto the floor.
  • If it's not countable, you can't use 'a' or 'an', because that's counting "one".
  • 'Sugar', 'wine', 'salt', and 'milk' are also examples of nouns that represent non-countable things.
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"juice" is not a countable noun. Juice has no borders. If you put it on the table, it spreads out all over and spills over the edge of the table and onto the floor.

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