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Researches
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zvonka.rink
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Researches
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Dearcolleagues, I would like native speakers to comment on the following example: ....most argue that many more researches need to be done first. What bothers me is the plural form of the noun research. Here is the entry from Cambridge Dictionary: UK /rɪˈsɜːtʃ/ /ˈriː.sɜːtʃ/ US /ˈriː.sɝːtʃ/ /rɪˈsɝːtʃ/ uk also¸researches [ plural ] i have never come across the plural form so far, therefore I wonder how common it is. Does anyone really use it or is it only something you see in a dictionary. Thank you for your answers. |
2 Dec 2016
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spinney
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Well, I �ll go to the foot of our stairs! I always thought it was an American thing to say research in the plural. According to your post, it would appear we Brits are the culprits. I have to say, I would avoid it like the plague. I tend to think of the word as uncountable. I hereby apologise on behalf of all British people for using this word in a plural form. I �m now off to stand in the corner with my head hung in shame. 
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2 Dec 2016
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zvonka.rink
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 I didn �t want to hurt your feelings. Sorry. |
2 Dec 2016
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Jayho
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Definitely not common, and in my neck of the woods most NSs would consider it incorrect in today�s usage despite what the dictionaries say.
Cheers
Jayho
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2 Dec 2016
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yanogator
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Well, Spinney, maybe you won �t be so judgmental of us over here in the future. No, "researches" isn �t common in the US, either. I find it strange that the Cambridge Dictionary thinks that we here in the US don �t pronounce the r in the middle of the word. Bruce |
2 Dec 2016
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almaz
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While its usage as a count noun is not particularly prevalent in BrEng, I have to admit to seeing it once or twice over the years � and not just in the essays of NNS students. To give you an idea of how it is, or has been, used as a count noun and how it compares with its use as a mass noun, here�s an extract from the mighty Oxford English Dictionary (bear in mind it�s an historical dictionary).
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3 Dec 2016
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zvonka.rink
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Thank you for your comments. English is not so easy after all.😞 |
3 Dec 2016
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KathrynBrooks1
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I �ve never heard research used in the plural, nor have I ever heard it pronounced without the r.
I �ve never heard anyone call English an easy language! 😀 |
3 Dec 2016
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FranDurbin
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As an American, I disagree, NOT an American use. I have never heard/read "research" pluralized. |
4 Dec 2016
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