Experience vs Experiences

[Jupiter]

Hi teachers,

I am fully aware that the word "experience" can be count noun or non-count noun, but I'm not sure when it is countable or uncountable.

Please help me solve this issue

Jupiter

[Alan]

Hi,

'Experience' as an uncountable noun indicates knowledge that you have collected through life or in work. 'Experience(s)' as a countable noun refers to an incident or incidents in particular that you have witnessed or been part of.

Let me put the two in one sentence:

Charlie has had a lot of experience in teaching people to drive and his worst experience was when the person he was instructing almost drove the car over a cliff.

Hope this helps.

Alan
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