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SheltieBites Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Road Work(s)
"There is not enough for road work."
"There is not enough for road works."
Should "work" be countable or not in this context?
"There is not enough for road works."
Should "work" be countable or not in this context?
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It is normally used in the plural in the UK.
- It is normally used in the plural in the UK.
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SheltieBites"There is not enough for road work."There is no applicable meaning with this sentence.
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In the US, the term "road work" - meaning road repair, paving, reconstruction, new road construction, etc. - is like an idiom and is always singular, even if this means numerous road construction projects. For example: "The city government has money this year for schools, parks, and utilities, but there is not enough for road work (that is, all the road repair and construction projects that need
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