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My Celine Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
stuff or stuffs
My English teacher said "stuff" is uncountable. I am just wondering if it can be countable, because I saw the word "foodstuffs" in an article.
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Hi Celine My English teacher said "stuff" is uncountable. I am just wondering if it can be countable, because I saw the word "foodstuffs" in an article. In my opinion, "Foodstuffs" sounds like a word which was established for marketing purposes.
- Hi Celine My English teacher said "stuff" is uncountable.
- I am just wondering if it can be countable, because I saw the word "foodstuffs" in an article.
- In my opinion, "Foodstuffs" sounds like a word which was established for marketing purposes.
- There is no such word as "stuffs" from my knowledge.
- Stuff itself means one or more things in general.
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Hi Celine
My English teacher said "stuff" is uncountable. I am just wondering if it can be countable, because I saw the word "foodstuffs" in an article.
In my opinion, "Foodstuffs" sounds like a word which was established for marketing purposes.
There is no such word as "stuffs" from my knowledge. Stuff itself means one or more things in general. Stuff can be singular o
My English teacher said "stuff" is uncountable. I am just wondering if it can be countable, because I saw the word "foodstuffs" in an article.
In my opinion, "Foodstuffs" sounds like a word which was established for marketing purposes.
There is no such word as "stuffs" from my knowledge. Stuff itself means one or more things in general. Stuff can be singular o
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Hello Celine
I would say that 'foodstuffs' is fine. The plural form of a compound noun doesn't necessarily reflect the plural forms (or countable aspects) of its components.
MrP
I would say that 'foodstuffs' is fine. The plural form of a compound noun doesn't necessarily reflect the plural forms (or countable aspects) of its components.
MrP
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