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[Keepongoing]

Now, Fruit and Meat are non-count nouns, so why does Vegetables get to be a count noun? This does not seem fair? What is so special about Vegetables? No offense to Vegetables, but I really think that it should not be treated any differently than Fruit or Meat.

[sheba]

I realise you were being smart...but

Fruit and meat are a small part of the whole.
EG: a piece of fruit is a small part of the entire fruit tree.
A piece of meat is a small part of the entire animal.

Veges are the whole, or the mostpart at least.
EG: A vege is the whole or almost the whole plant. It is not a piece or the plant.

Does this make sense?

[Ya-ta Boy]

[jajdude]

You don't need no vegetables. I just eat me some of them vitamenes.

[sheba]

[kermo]

[CGully]

[schwa]

Fruit, collectively, is noncount, but I cant think of a single fruit that isnt countable.

Among vegetables, on the other hand, many are noncount: lettuce, broccoli, spinach, parsley, etc.

[Keepongoing]

I like Sheba's explanation. I was not tryimg to be smart as much as funny.

As far as corn goes, it is non-count and the kernals are count, which would follow Sheba's explanation.

But I personally see little difference between a cucumber coming off a vine and an apple coming off a tree.

[Tiberious aka Sparkles]

[sheba]