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Surfer Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
sales vs sales
Hello, everyone.
Is it sale on selected items, or sales on selected items?
sale as used in the first one is mass noun, right?
Thank you.
Is it sale on selected items, or sales on selected items?
sale as used in the first one is mass noun, right?
Thank you.
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Do you mean that selected items are being offered in a shop at a lower price than usual?
- Do you mean that selected items are being offered in a shop at a lower price than usual?
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Do you mean that selected items are being offered in a shop at a lower price than usual?
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GPYDo you mean that selected items are being offered in a shop at a lower price than usual?Yes. The other day while I was walking at the mall, I saw "sale on selected items", and since it was items, I thought it should've been sales instead of sale unless sale there was a mass noun.. .
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"sale" is correct then, meaning an event during which prices are reduced. It is not a mass noun; the article has been omitted because it is an abbreviated style for a notice.
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