"Times" surely is plural, and therefore Is *not* uncountable - QED!
Do keep up!
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: Joel Wilcox [mailto:jfwilcox@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 11 June 2012 13:59
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] An actual jpeg
Well, you must indeed be out of booze. If "times" can be plural, they can
be counted -- unless you want to drag Kant into it.
God's plenty to you!
Joel W.
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012, at 10:59 AM, Piers Hemy wrote:
> Sorry, Joel, can't have that.
>
> Use "plenty" for uncountables, which "times" clearly is not.
>
> Having a fine time today!
>
> Piers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joel Wilcox [mailto:jfwilcox@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 11 June 2012 04:47
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] An actual jpeg
>
> On Sun, Jun 10, 2012, at 06:05 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
> > Oh, horrors! You caught me.
>
> It's OK. Shakespeare committed that one, too -- plenty of times.
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