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Re: Speaking of Canadian
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
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Wed, 25 Oct 2006 02:11:51 GMT
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On 24-Oct-06, at 10:09 PM, Rob Antonishen wrote:
> I also use this "no s" rule when speaking of beer. You can have two
> bottles (or cans, or cases) of beer, or just two beer (bottles or cans
> implied) but never two beers (shudder)
How about ones is it ok to have ones?
Derek
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| (...) I'm not lazy - just anal and particular :) I would say two cream or two sugar, implying two measures of cream or two measures of sugar. Cream and sugar can not be pluralized (in this context) as they are effectively unit-less. You could say (...) (18 years ago, 24-Oct-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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