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You would not say “Get a paper to write on”, it’s some paper or a piece (or sheet) of paper. But people do talk about papers as in documents (or newspapers). March 20, 2017 at 9:32 pm Reply
I don’t understand, the words written are errors? I can’t write the plural form of these words? February 4, 2021 at 3:36 pm Reply
These words do not take the plural -s. Many are counted as “a piece of..” or ” many types of..” March 27, 2021 at 11:13 am Reply
A bit misleading as Romina (above) suggests-some of are regularly used in plural form in certain contexts – viz: suing for damages. May 25, 2024 at 11:04 pm Reply
Is papers mistake?
You would not say “Get a paper to write on”, it’s some paper or a piece (or sheet) of paper. But people do talk about papers as in documents (or newspapers).
Please clear my doubt about damages.
And works! Both nouns used every day in certain contexts.
I don’t understand, the words written are errors? I can’t write the plural form of these words?
These words do not take the plural -s. Many are counted as “a piece of..” or ” many types of..”
A bit misleading as Romina (above) suggests-some of are regularly used in plural form in certain contexts – viz: suing for damages.