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jasonlulu_2000



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:48 pm    Post subject: two police Reply with quote
Could I say "two police" instead of "two policemen"?

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Suzanne



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 8:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi!

Police is a noncount noun, so you can only say "the police." If you want to include a number, then you need to make the noun countable: "two policemen" or "two police officers."

Make sense?
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jasonlulu_2000



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 4:04 pm    Post subject: OK Reply with quote
Got it.
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