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#2 (permalink) Tue Feb 10, 2009 18:15 pm Information? Informations? |
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Trusting Google implicitly is not a very good idea. _________________ con·text - The part of a text or statement that surrounds a particular word or passage and determines its meaning. |
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Milanya I'm here quite often ;-)
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#3 (permalink) Wed Feb 11, 2009 7:12 am Information? Informations? |
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I would also see foods though food is also an uncountable noun. As I know it implies kinds of food, different types of food. It's much the same way with your word `informations`, it implies sources of information, types of information...etc
hope this helps
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I thought that 'information' is the uncountable noun. But when I googled, I found that they use 'informations' a lot. Is it that it's wrong but it's just used like that or the usage is right?
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Anna.ha I'm here quite often ;-)
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#4 (permalink) Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:23 am Information vs Informations |
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| Thank you Milanya and Anna. :) |
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Claire09 I'm new here and I like it ;-)
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#5 (permalink) Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:56 am Information vs Informations |
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. No, 'informations' does not have the accepted existence that 'foods' does. The Google hits are primarily from non-native sites. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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Mister Micawber Language Coach
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#6 (permalink) Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:19 am Information vs Informations |
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So Mr. M, could you please shed some light on those two words e.g what should they be exactly understood
BTW, could you please explain `food`. Am i right in understanding that it's types of food and foods is for abbreviation?
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. No, 'informations' does not have the accepted existence that 'foods' does. The Google hits are primarily from non-native sites. . |
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Anna.ha I'm here quite often ;-)
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#7 (permalink) Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:33 am Information vs Informations |
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. Which two words? 'Informations' is not acceptable in standard English. 'Foods' is mostly used when speaking of nutrition and other topics that specifically discuss the qualities or nature of different foodstuffs. Similar to the use of 'foods' is the use of 'fishes', which now is a plural used mostly by ichthyologists, oceanographers, and others discussing species of the class Pisces. Neither 'foods' nor 'fishes' are commonly used by native speakers in general conversation or writing. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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