22 Jul 2014
Native language
Japanese
Question about English (US)
You look much cuter without goatees, so please don't grow them. does this sound natural?
Native language
English (US)
A little unnatural
I think it's singular in this case because you can only wear one goatee, not two.
Examples:
I have a goatee. You look cuter without a goatee.
I have bangs. You look cuter with bangs.
I have a hat. You look cuter without a hat.
I have gloves. You look cuter without gloves.
I wear/have glasses. You look cuter without glasses.
Examples:
I have a goatee. You look cuter without a goatee.
I have bangs. You look cuter with bangs.
I have a hat. You look cuter without a hat.
I have gloves. You look cuter without gloves.
I wear/have glasses. You look cuter without glasses.
Native language
English (US)
A little unnatural
"You look much cuter without a goatee, so please don't grow one" sounds more natural
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Native language
Japanese
To be plural or not to be, that is always a question:) You helped me a lot! Thank you so much. Good night"
Native language
English (US)
A little unnatural
I think it's singular in this case because you can only wear one goatee, not two.
Examples:
I have a goatee. You look cuter without a goatee.
I have bangs. You look cuter with bangs.
I have a hat. You look cuter without a hat.
I have gloves. You look cuter without gloves.
I wear/have glasses. You look cuter without glasses.
Examples:
I have a goatee. You look cuter without a goatee.
I have bangs. You look cuter with bangs.
I have a hat. You look cuter without a hat.
I have gloves. You look cuter without gloves.
I wear/have glasses. You look cuter without glasses.
Highly-rated answerer
Native language
English (US)
A little unnatural
Bangs and glasses are "sets", so they are plural by default.
Highly-rated answerer
Native language
Japanese
Thank you for your meticulous explanations. Yes, it does really make sense. I simply thought a goatee is a collection of a lot of hairs, so it would be plural, idiot lol. I really appreciate your help:)
Native language
English (US)
A little unnatural
Yes, for "bangs", they are a collection of hairs, so they are pluralized, but I think it's because you can have bangs on multiple parts of your head (e.g. right and left temples) or because they can clump into smaller sections of bangs...not really sure, though...
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