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Anglista2008 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
When is "pleasure" a count. noun and when is it an uncount. one?
Hi,
When is plasure countable and when is it uncountable? The dictionary says it can be both. And would you put any article in front of pleasure in the following sentence?
"Why do we derive such pleasure from apoclyptic movies?"
When is plasure countable and when is it uncountable? The dictionary says it can be both. And would you put any article in front of pleasure in the following sentence?
"Why do we derive such pleasure from apoclyptic movies?"
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" The uncountable would be more common in this particular sentence.
- " The uncountable would be more common in this particular sentence.
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"Pleasure" is uncountable in your example, but you may convert it to countable by writing "such a pleasure." The uncountable would be more common in this particular sentence.
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thanks, but... why?
how am I supposed to know if I should write it as a countable or uncountable? I mean... can you give me an explanation when "pleasure" counts as a countable noun and when as an uncount. one?
how am I supposed to know if I should write it as a countable or uncountable? I mean... can you give me an explanation when "pleasure" counts as a countable noun and when as an uncount. one?
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Hi, Avangi
Would it be more natural to use "a" in this example?
It was such a pleasure watching that movie
Thank you!
Would it be more natural to use "a" in this example?
It was such a pleasure watching that movie
Thank you!
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aaa 
the problem is that I have NO idea whatsoever WHY the dictionary says that the word "pleasure" can be countable and uncountable..
the problem is that I have NO idea whatsoever WHY the dictionary says that the word "pleasure" can be countable and uncountable..00
Avangi"Pleasure" is uncountable in your example, but you may convert it to countable by writing "such a pleasure." The uncountable would be more common in this particular sentence.
Remember this great song?
Pleasures - were used in the reflection of his life.
Yesterday when I was young
the taste of life was sweet like ra
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but here we have pleasureS which means that this is simply a plural form... what I'd like to know tough is when pleasure stands as an uncountable noun
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dimsumexpress Remember this great song?Always loved it!
In the intro to Gordon Jenkins' This Is All I Ask, I always suspected he changed his mind after the song was completed:
As I approach the prime of my life, I find I have the time of my life
Learning to enjoy at my leisure, all the simple pleasures
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sorry, I don't get it...
still dunno why the dictionary says that pleasure is bout C. and UC.
still dunno why the dictionary says that pleasure is bout C. and UC.
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A- It's a pleasure to have met you.
B- The pleasure is mine.
A pleasure is something one finds enjoyment in, or apprciates doing.
So if you are trying to find the definition of "pleasures" in a numberical sense, I personally can't come up with one. I think if you Google "pleasures" (in quotes), you may get a better sense of the usages.
B- The pleasure is mine.
A pleasure is something one finds enjoyment in, or apprciates doing.
So if you are trying to find the definition of "pleasures" in a numberical sense, I personally can't come up with one. I think if you Google "pleasures" (in quotes), you may get a better sense of the usages.
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so the word pleasure ALWAYS takes an article, right? either a definite one or an indefinite one?
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