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#17 (permalink) Mon Aug 15, 2011 16:33 pm Is news countable or uncountable? |
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| Thank you sir. But it seems like most of the people nowadays when they speak, they tend to use that sentence. So is it incorrect? |
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Farhan Baharin New Member

Joined: 11 Aug 2011 Posts: 3
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#18 (permalink) Mon Aug 15, 2011 16:54 pm Is news countable or uncountable? |
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As you have already been told, 'I have a good news for you' is incorrect. The correct alternatives have been given. You don't say what country you are in, but if you hear that regularly, you certainly aren't in a country where English is the mother-tongue. I can assure you that the vast majority of native English speakers certainly don't use that sentence. _________________ Cheers m' dears! |
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Beeesneees Language Coach

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#19 (permalink) Mon Aug 15, 2011 17:07 pm Is news countable or uncountable? |
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| Well thank you. I'm just a person who is in the process of learning because we don't have English as our mother tongue but still, we have to learn it. For some point lots of things make me confuse. |
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Farhan Baharin New Member

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#20 (permalink) Mon Aug 15, 2011 18:10 pm Is news countable or uncountable? |
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The adjective 'good' describes 'news'. 'News' is still uncountable. You must say 'I have good news for you'.
Edit: dang, I didn't notice this was on the first page! Apologies for that! |
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Code2004 You can meet me at english-test.net

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