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"luck" as a countable noun?



 
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"luck" as a countable noun? #1 (permalink) Sun Apr 20, 2008 16:47 pm   "luck" as a countable noun?		  
1/ Is "luck" ever used as a countable noun? I remember vaguely seeing people use "a bad luck" or "a good luck"

2/ He invited me a glass of fruit juice
=> I think the use of "invited" here is wrong, isn't it?

(By the way, is my tag question above grammatically right?)
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"luck" as a countable noun? #2 (permalink) Sun Apr 20, 2008 16:59 pm   "luck" as a countable noun?		  
nessie wrote:
1/ Is "luck" ever used as a countable noun? I remember vaguely seeing people use "a bad luck" or "a good luck"

I would never say something such as "He had a bad luck."
However, you can say "the good/bad luck".

2/ He invited me a glass of fruit juice
=> I think the use of "invited" here is wrong, isn't it?
Yes, 'invited' is wrong. You could say this instead, for example:
- He offered me a glass of fruit juice.


(By the way, is my tag question above grammatically right?)
Yes, it's fine. The meaning is clear.

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