English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
NON-COUNT NOUNS
We need to get ~cutleries~ for the event (nonstandard).
We need to get *cutlery* for the event (standard).
Cutlery consists of the knives, forks, and spoons that you eat your food with.
You should get your wife ~jewelleries~ (nonstandard).
You should get your wife *jewellery* (standard).
Note that the word is spelt “*jewelry*” in American English.
The company needs quality tools and ~machineries~ (nonstandard).
The company needs 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.
GAB
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