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WEBJan 11, 2015 · UK. Current Location. UK. Nov 2, 2015. #4. No. We don't use "a/one bread". It's either "bread" (uncountable) or "a loaf of bread/two loaves of bread" (countable). "Some bread" is just an unspecific term - we don't know if you're buying one loaf or several.
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WEBMar 26, 2010. #3. Hola. Se puede decir, por ejemplo, "I want some bread", pero "That is some bread", aunque no es incorrecto, suena raro (a menos que dijeras "That is some bread!" = "¡Eso sí que es pan!"). "Those are some bread" no es correcto, en plural habría que decir "Those are some loathes of bread" (aunque tampoco me parece una frase ...
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WEBMay 27, 2015 · Senior Member. Southern England. English - Southern England. May 27, 2015. #4. "Those" refers to plural nouns, so it would need to be "Those breads.." However, we tend not to use "breads" these day but would say "That bread.." referring to the baked items as a collective unit, or "Those loaves.."
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WEBOct 24, 2011 · The "normal" use of "some" and "any" comes with exposure to English speakers, so I think you did well. "Any" is usually as a negative, or in questions. "Some" is used as a positive. 2 easy classic examples: (both correct) I want some! I don't want any! I went to buy any bread, but they didn't have some. INCORRECT.
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WEBOct 12, 2012. #8. The original sentence can have several possible meanings, and can be used in many situations. For most of its meanings and applications, it has no plural counterpart, but in just the right circumstances, it can be pluralized— at least two ways: It's some breads. They're some breads.
Send him to the baker’s ____________ some bread. (to buy ...
WEBJul 15, 2016 · Send him to the baker’s _____ some bread. a) in order he buys b) for to buy c) to buy d) for buying Am I right?
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WEBenglish-korea. Jun 3, 2009. #1. I am studying there is/are chapter now. According to my book, I can say, there is a lot of, some, three slices of, no, or a slice of bread. I understand the sentence very easily because bread is a noncountable noun, so I can say there is, instead of there are. However, it said that I can also say, there are three ...
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WEBOct 24, 2016 · 'Pick up some bread' and 'get some bread' both sound equally natural to me. And they both mean 'buy some bread'. Curiously, it wouldn't sound so natural to actually say 'Buy some bread . . .
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WEBAmerican English. Jun 4, 2016. #3. Both of these are correct and #1 is likely the most common: (1) Suji went to the bakery to buy bread. (2) Suji went to the bakery to buy some bread. We do not assume that "bread" means all the bread in …
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WEBJul 6, 2018 · Another point may be the meaning we want to give to the sentence. I may be supposed to say: "Don't you want some bread?" when I'm offering bread to someone. On the other hand, Should I say: "Don't you want any bread?" when just asking for confirmation to someone about not wishing bread?