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How can I differentiate countable noun and uncountable noun?
As a native speaker, if you've just heard a new meme word, do you recogize that it is countable or uncountable?
How can I differentiate countable noun and uncountable noun?
As a native speaker, if you've just heard a new meme word, do you recogize that it is countable or uncountable?
As a native speaker, if you've just heard a new meme word, do you recogize that it is countable or uncountable?
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You don't automatically know just from hearing it unless it's used with a number or a/an, in which case it's countable. A lot of the time, you just have to guess from context and the way it's used, and some new words can be used both as a countable and uncountable noun because people disagree.
If I heard the sentence "I bought a new sindel" (not a real word) then I know it's countable, but if I heard the sentence "Have you received my helt yet?" (also not a real word), I can't tell whether it's countable or not because both countable and uncountable nouns fit in this sentence.
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@TonyPA Distinguishing between the two relies more on familiarity. If you've just heard the word, it's hard to identify it as either countable or uncountable. But usually uncountable nouns are those that needs to be measured like water, intelligence, information, etc.
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You don't automatically know just from hearing it unless it's used with a number or a/an, in which case it's countable. A lot of the time, you just have to guess from context and the way it's used, and some new words can be used both as a countable and uncountable noun because people disagree.
If I heard the sentence "I bought a new sindel" (not a real word) then I know it's countable, but if I heard the sentence "Have you received my helt yet?" (also not a real word), I can't tell whether it's countable or not because both countable and uncountable nouns fit in this sentence.
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