Types of camels or types of camel?
Hi, May I know the difference between "types of camels" and "types of camel"?
I came across this sentence on Cambridge Dictionary website. Why does the author use "types of camel" and not "types of camels"?
Some https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/type of https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/camel have two humps and https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/others have one.
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teal desk 749 Why does the author use "types of camel" and not "types of camels"? That's just how we do it. "Types of camels" is unidiomatic.
- teal desk 749 Why does the author use "types of camel" and not "types of camels"?
- That's just how we do it.
- "Types of camels" is unidiomatic.
- You can't look at it logically, but if it helps, you are talking about different types of the animal known as the camel.
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teal desk 749Why does the author use "types of camel" and not "types of camels"?
That's just how we do it. "Types of camels" is unidiomatic. You can't look at it logically, but if it helps, you are talking about different types of the animal known as the camel.
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