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    Article/nom collectif

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    Article/nom collectif
    Message from alok19evefz posted on 18-09-2012 at 17:31:34 (D | E | F)
    Hello,

    Can you help me please?

    "I've got good news for you." but why "I've got a good news for you." is not correct?
    Thank you for your answers.


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    Edited by lucile83 on 18-09-2012 18:11



    Re: Article/nom collectif from gerondif, posted on 18-09-2012 at 18:08:49 (D | E)
    Hello,

    "News" is a collective word, like "chocolate" in a way. It means "all the news" and it is singular.
    The news is good. I have got some news for you.
    If you want to refer to a specific piece of news, it is like "chocolate", you break a piece of it:
    "I heard a strange piece of news."

    It works like "hair" which means all your hair, not each individual piece of hair:
    My hair is blond: I've got blond hair, I've got good news.

    Words that work the same way:
    I bought some furniture. I bought a piece of furniture;
    Listen to my advice: Let me give you a piece of advice.
    I got some information from her. Listen to this piece of information.






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