Uncountable nouns
An English teacher says:
A noun is uncountable if it is made of small pieces. (grass, rice...)
You can coun them, if you so wish. it's possible...but...
It will take you a very long time and don't see why you would want to do such a crazy thing.
(nuts, beans, french fries) These things are countable, even though they are made of small pieces. I don't make the rules, I just teach them!
I want to get the acceptable/logical explanation of why nuts, beans, french fries are countable even though they are made of small pieces.
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Anonymous I want to get the acceptable/logical explanation of why nuts, beans, french fries are countable even though they are made of small pieces. They are not small enough. The business world is full of bean-counters, and I suspect that McDonald's staff are required to count the number of fries per serving.
- Anonymous I want to get the acceptable/logical explanation of why nuts, beans, french fries are countable even though they are made of small pieces.
- They are not small enough.
- The business world is full of bean-counters, and I suspect that McDonald's staff are required to count the number of fries per serving.
- Rice, grass, sand, sugar—not reasonably countable.
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AnonymousI want to get the acceptable/logical explanation of why nuts, beans, french fries are countable even though they are made of small pieces.
They are not small enough. The business world is full of bean-counters, and I suspect that McDonald's staff are required to count the number of fries per serving.
Rice, grass, sand, sugar—not reasonabl
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