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Kenny1999 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
some vocabulary usage - hardware / only
Hardware:
I always said one hardware , two hardwares , three hardwares but now I think it's a shame. hardware is something like furniture which is uncountable noun right? so, can anyone show example on how to count hardware ? A piece of hardware? two pieces of hardware??
Only:
by the meaning, 'ONLY' should mean one , and no more, am I right?
but can I say 'I am broke and homeless now, the only things I have are a pair of old shoes and my dog '??
It sounds right, but it also sounds wrong to me...
Look for correctness.
I always said one hardware , two hardwares , three hardwares but now I think it's a shame. hardware is something like furniture which is uncountable noun right? so, can anyone show example on how to count hardware ? A piece of hardware? two pieces of hardware??
Only:
by the meaning, 'ONLY' should mean one , and no more, am I right?
but can I say 'I am broke and homeless now, the only things I have are a pair of old shoes and my dog '??
It sounds right, but it also sounds wrong to me...
Look for correctness.
Top answer
kenny1999 hardware is something like furniture which is uncountable noun right? Right. kenny1999 A piece of hardware?
- kenny1999 hardware is something like furniture which is uncountable noun right?
- Right.
- kenny1999 A piece of hardware?
- two pieces of hardware??
- Correct.
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kenny1999hardware is something like furniture which is uncountable noun right?Right.
kenny1999A piece of hardware? two pieces of hardware??Correct.
kenny1999by the meaning, 'ONLY' should mean one , and no more, am I right?It does not necessarily imply "one."
kenny1999
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kenny1999 so, can anyone show example on how to count hardware ?Usually we mention specific named items, not "pieces of hardware."
eg. We supply and service computer hardware for data centers: servers, disk drives, routers, switches, cables and racks.
He went to the hardware store and bought a hammer, two pair of pliers, and a set of
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I agree that we would normally mention specific items, but I think that Kenny simply wanted to know how to make "hardware" singular/plural.
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If you were to inventory (make a list) your possessions, you might say, "I have seven books, a pair of shoes, a dog, and one item of hardware." The item of hardware might be a hammer, or a computer, or just a tape measure. So countable items are best named.
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ozzourtiI agree that we would normally mention specific items, but I think that Kenny simply wanted to know how to make "hardware" singular/plural.I appreciate that, but he mentioned "furniture." We use "pieces of furniture" in more situations than "pieces of hardware."
Jim strained his back when he was rearranging some heavy pieces of furniture.
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Kenny said, "Hardware is something like furniture which is (an) uncountable noun right?"
When counting furniture (perhaps when estimating the cost of moving to another home), you might say I have twenty pieces of furniture. The Moving Company would have an idea of what the average home contained and guess that you had certain standard items (bed, table, 4 chairs, etc.). Regardless, the
When counting furniture (perhaps when estimating the cost of moving to another home), you might say I have twenty pieces of furniture. The Moving Company would have an idea of what the average home contained and guess that you had certain standard items (bed, table, 4 chairs, etc.). Regardless, the
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how about 'aircraft'??
It looks like it's uncountable too
how to tell the number of aircraft in the airport??
It looks like it's uncountable too
how to tell the number of aircraft in the airport??
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I believe 'aircraft' is used both in the singular and plural: I see an aircraft (perhaps unclear what kind); I see several aircraft overhead.
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kenny1999how about 'aircraft'??It looks like it's uncountable toohttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/aircraft
This is one of those words where the singular and plural forms are the same.
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