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Believer Posted 19 years ago
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words "box spring"
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00 Are the words "box spring" a countable noun or an uncountable noun? I think it is countable because you would hear the words "box springs." My dictionary doesn't have the entry and nor do any online dictionaries I was able to get access to for free. 0-
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00 Are the words "box spring" a countable noun or an uncountable noun? I think it is countable because you would hear the words "box springs." My dictionary doesn't have the entry and nor do any online dictionaries I was able to get access to for free. 0-
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0 Yes, I think "box spring" is countable. 02 br
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00 From 'Oxford American Dictionaries': 02 br
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00 "Box spring (noun) = each of a set of vertical springs housed in a frame in a mattress or upholstered chair base." 0-
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00 From 'Oxford American Dictionaries': 02 br
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00 "Box spring (noun) = each of a set of vertical springs housed in a frame in a mattress or upholstered chair base." 0-
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0 I agree - countable. I need a new mattress, but the box spring is still in good shape. 0-
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0 Hi, GG. 02 br
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00 I googled the phrases "box spring is in good" and "box springs are in good" and the results seem to be 68 and 12 respectively, so the phrase "box spring is in good" seems to be in vogue?? (Is this the right expression?). 02 br
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00 I think I can lay out the rationale like this: 02 br
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00 I googled the phrases "box spring is in good" and "box springs are in good" and the results seem to be 68 and 12 respectively, so the phrase "box spring is in good" seems to be in vogue?? (Is this the right expression?). 02 br
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00 I think I can lay out the rationale like this: 02 br
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0 The box spring is not a box of springs the way a box of apples is a bunch of apples. It is a single unit, and inside are the springs. I guess it's used as a short hand for "box spring mattress." It's not that using it in the singular is "in vogue" -- it's a single item. 02 br
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00 See how this is in two parts? The part on top is the regular mattress. That thing underneath i
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00 See how this is in two parts? The part on top is the regular mattress. That thing underneath i
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0 Thank you, GG. 02 br
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00 Then why do I see the word 'box springs' flowing around? I thought that 'box springs' is the plural of 'box spring'. If 'box spring' is countable, then what is its plural? 0-
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00 Then why do I see the word 'box springs' flowing around? I thought that 'box springs' is the plural of 'box spring'. If 'box spring' is countable, then what is its plural? 0-
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0 It's C(ountable), search this site first next: 02 br
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01 font 00 Then why do I see the word 'box springs' flowing around? I thought that 'box springs' is the plural of 'box spring'. If 'box spring' is countable, then what is its plural? 02 font 02 br
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00 If you need beds for two people, you need to buy two mattresses and 01 b 00 two box springs. 02 b
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01 font 00 Then why do I see the word 'box springs' flowing around? I thought that 'box springs' is the plural of 'box spring'. If 'box spring' is countable, then what is its plural? 02 font 02 br
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00 If you need beds for two people, you need to buy two mattresses and 01 b 00 two box springs. 02 b
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