0
Snappy Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Technology and Technologies
According to Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, the word "technology" is countable and uncountable.
Are the following sentences (1 and 2) okay? Can I understand that the speaker thinks computer technology is a single type of technology in sentence 1 while the speaker thinks there are various types of computer technologies in sentence 2?
1. Computer technology has changed the world.
2. Computer technologies have changed the world.
Are the following sentences (1 and 2) okay? Can I understand that the speaker thinks computer technology is a single type of technology in sentence 1 while the speaker thinks there are various types of computer technologies in sentence 2?
1. Computer technology has changed the world.
2. Computer technologies have changed the world.
Top answer
That's how I see it, too. However, I'm a good enough computer expert to say whether the use of the plural technologies is really justified in this context - in other words, whether there really are many computer technologies or not. CB
- That's how I see it, too.
- However, I'm a good enough computer expert to say whether the use of the plural technologies is really justified in this context - in other words, whether there really are many computer technologies or not.
- CB
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
1 Answers
0
That's how I see it, too. However, I'm a good enough computer expert to say whether the use of the plural technologies is really justified in this context - in other words, whether there really are many computer technologies or not.
CB
CB
0
Related Questions