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Things We Don't Count           
 



We don't count . . .


furniture
clothing (clothes)
money
time*
luggage, baggage
vocabulary
slang
equipment
jewelry
information
news
mail
advice
silverware
software
music
homework
research
fruit**



But we do count . . .


tables, chairs, beds, sofas
shirts, dresses, shoes, socks
dollars, cents, bills
hours, minutes, days, years
suitcases, bags, briefcases
words, phrases, expressions
idioms, sayings, terms
machines, tools
bracelets, necklaces, rings
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letters, packages, post cards
tips, ideas, suggestions
forks, knives, spoons
programs, CDs, disks
songs, concerts, operas
assignments, projects
articles, studies, (research) papers
apples, bananas, cherries


*You can count time when referring to events or instances.

For example,

How many times have you played racquetball?

I have played three times.

**Fruit as a category is usually non-count.

 


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