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 esba
 
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							| Hello, I have a problem with "food". Can I use this word as a countable noum and say "These are the foods you can eat today" |  23 Jun 2010      
					
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 mariamit
 
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							| Yes esba you can.    �Food � is a non-countable noun when it refers to food in general but when talking  specific foods, for example, different national cuisines, or a listing of various foods in a person �s diet,  �foods � is countable.  I hope that helps.   Maria
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