Is there a plural in grammar for GOLD?
Can we say i want GOLDS instead of GOLD?
2007-02-01 00:21:30 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
grammatical or not, it is common usage amongst olympic athletes and sports commentators (or indeed in many competitive events) for someone to say e.g "i am a great admirer of [insert name here], she has won so many golds, set so many records that she is an inspiration to us all"
etc, etc where the context implies that golds == gold medals of course.
2007-02-01 04:24:30 · answer #1 · answered by waif 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As everyone has said, gold is both singular and plural. You could say "I want gold coins" or gold bullion or gold rings or whatever.
2007-02-01 01:13:18 · answer #2 · answered by Mooseles 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Gold is a collective noun and has no plural.
2007-02-01 00:25:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No plural, although you could say "several gold nuggets". Like rice, also, for which you cannot say "many rice". It's a categorical noun describing a fungible product.
2007-02-01 00:30:29 · answer #4 · answered by DinDjinn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
golds means different types of gold. say lots of gold. or many types of gold
2007-02-01 00:30:25 · answer #5 · answered by a-ron 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could say "more gold" or "much gold" or "heaps of gold" or "a lot of gold".
Never, never say "golds". It will just sound very silly.
2007-02-01 00:48:29 · answer #6 · answered by Globetrotter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gold is both singular and plural. Same as deer.
2007-02-01 00:30:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nope, gold is gold no matter the quantity.
2007-02-01 00:26:00 · answer #8 · answered by biggestperlnerd 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋