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Sentence #23717

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Pharamp Pharamp September 5, 2010 September 5, 2010 at 10:06:57 PM UTC link Permalink

Cake or cakes?

FeuDRenais FeuDRenais September 5, 2010 September 5, 2010 at 10:07:55 PM UTC link Permalink

Both should be ok, n'est-ce pas?

blay_paul blay_paul September 5, 2010 September 5, 2010 at 10:12:22 PM UTC link Permalink

> Cake or cakes?

I take it you're asking about the Japanese? If so, then yes, it can be both.

Pharamp Pharamp September 5, 2010 September 5, 2010 at 10:17:42 PM UTC link Permalink

No, I was asking about English. I can't get the meaning.

blay_paul blay_paul September 5, 2010 September 5, 2010 at 10:58:24 PM UTC link Permalink

Some nouns are always 'countable'.

"I like puppies." <- correct
"I like puppy." <- wrong

"I'd like a few puppies." <- correct
"I'd like some puppy." <- wrong

Other nouns are noncount.

"I like water." <- correct
"I like waters." <- wrong

"I'd like some water." <- correct
"I'd like a few waters." <- wrong

And yet other nouns are both count and noncount.

"I like cake." <- correct
"I like cakes." <- correct

"I'd like some cake." <- correct
"I'd like a few cakes." <- correct

Pharamp Pharamp September 5, 2010 September 5, 2010 at 11:12:27 PM UTC link Permalink

Thank you, Paul ^_____^

FeuDRenais FeuDRenais September 5, 2010 September 5, 2010 at 11:28:21 PM UTC link Permalink

>"I'd like some water." <- correct
"I'd like a few waters." <- wrong

I think that second one might be in the processing of changing, though... I think it's getting more and more common to refer to a bottle of water as a "water".

Eldad Eldad February 1, 2012 February 1, 2012 at 6:28:01 PM UTC link Permalink

Is this a natural English sentence?

Eldad Eldad February 2, 2012 February 2, 2012 at 12:08:23 PM UTC link Permalink

Thanks!

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