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Please can anyone help me with this question.
is technology/ies uncountable?
Do I use is or are with this sentence?

Surprisingly new technologies information is /are in English

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@swallowtail,

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Hello

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... help me with ...is technology/ies uncountable?

"Is technology uncountable" kind of leaves me dangling, Tail. I might say, "Are technologies uncountable?" tho not sure what I'm asking because I'd suppose there are obviously only a limited number of 'em

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... is or are...? Surprisingly new technologies information is /are in English

Techs are in English whereas info is in English

Maybe we need some context....

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1. Technology can be countable or uncountable.
2. Technologies is using the noun as countable, as its plural form indicates.

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is technology/ies uncountable?

3. This question should start 'Are', because 'technology/ies' is a short way of writing two words, namely 'technology' and 'technologies'. Note: writing contractions with slashes in that way is acceptable in informal writing and notes, but in formal writing write everything out in full.

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@dalehileman,

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I might say, "Are technologies uncountable?"

You would be a duffer if you did because you are using the word as a countable noun.

Uncountable: technology has changed the world.
Countable: many new technologies have emerged since 1945.

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@contrex,

Sorry I didn't explain properly.

The question is. Do I use is or are in this sentence.
Surprisingly, new technologies information is in English
Surprisingly, new technologies information are in English
OR is it better to write
Surprisingly, new technology information is in English.
Which sentence is correct ?
thanks

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@swallowtail,

swallowtail wrote:

The question is. Do I use is or are in this sentence.
Surprisingly, new technologies information is in English

Information is singular/uncountable so use 'is'. See above for the difference between 'technology' and 'a technology'.

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OR is it better to write
Surprisingly, new technology information is in English.

Yes, this is better.

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@contrex,

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Uncountable: technology has changed the world.
Countable: many new technologies have emerged since 1945.

Thanks Con but after some 86 years writing (well, maybe83) I don't 'mem' having heard either term used that way

But now I'll 'mem'
S'not everyday....

Terrible pun

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@swallowtail,

Why is it "surprising?"

Since "technologies" is plural, "are" seems to be the correct verb.

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