English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

PLURAL NOUNS THAT DO NOT ATTRACT S

She supplies the school ~stationeries~ monthly (nonstandard).
She supplies the school *stationery* monthly (standard).
Stationery is paper, envelopes, and other materials or equipment used for writing.

We need quality tools and ~machineries~ (nonstandard).
We need quality tools and *machinery* (standard).
You can use machinery to refer to machines in general, or machines that are used in a factory or on a farm.

Sometimes they just drive slowly down the lane enjoying the ~sceneries~ (nonstandard).
Sometimes they just drive slowly down the lane enjoying the *scenery* (standard).
The scenery in a country area is the land, water, or plants that you can see around you.
GAB

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