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esba
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Hello, I have a problem with "food". Can I use this word as a countable noum and say "These are the foods you can eat today" |
23 Jun 2010
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mariamit
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Yes esba you can. �Food � is a non-countable noun when it refers to food in general but when talking specific foods, for example, different national cuisines, or a listing of various foods in a person �s diet, �foods � is countable. I hope that helps.
Maria
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23 Jun 2010
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