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- Information or Informations? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
I thought information is singular and plural But now I'm not sure which version is right: The dialogue shows two important informations OR The dialogue shows two important information Which
- nouns - Why cant we say informations? - English Language Usage . . .
Why can't we use the word information in the plural form? "Give me all the informations you've got", even if it's wrong, sounds more beautiful to my non-native ear than "give me all the information
- Is those information valid, or is it this information?
The adjective or article "this" modifies "information," a singular, so "this" is correct It assumes that the reader knows that "information" is referring to "username and password " If instead you wish to use "this those" as pronouns, you might write something like: The username and password are missing I need these right away
- Why does information not have a plural form?
Informations is sometimes used in criminal legal contexts, referring to several pieces of (usually incriminating) information And it is also true that almost any mass noun can be used as a count noun -- and vice versa -- in one of several constructions with special uses and meanings
- grammatical number - Information cant take an s - English Language . . .
Changing "multiple informations" to "multiple information" doesn't really help, because it's still treating "information" as countable You can't have "multiple information" -- with or without the "s" If you really need something countable, add another word, like "multiple pieces of information" or "multiple units of information"
- Provide information on, of or about something?
Which is grammatical: "it provides information on something", or, "it provides information of something", or, "it provides information about something"? Or if all are grammatical, which one is used
- nouns - Any information or some information - English Language . . .
I think that any or some are nearly synonymous in the context of question: Can I get some information about Can I get any information about But in the context of an answer, any would be incorrect You use some Here is some information about The difference in the question is all in tone In the context of a question, any sounds a little more urgent — as though no information has
- grammaticality - Which is correct: the below information or the . . .
I frequently see statements that refer to something later in the text that use a phrase such as "the below information" Is it more correct instead to say "the information below" (or "the following
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