Thursday, February 22, 2018

articles - Software, countable or uncountable?


I have come across an article titled " Scientists have invented a software that allows you to see several minutes into the future".


Software is an uncountable noun. Don't we usually say" a piece of software" instead of "a software"?




Answer



Yes, good catch. There's a mistake in the article you read. It is likely that the person who wrote the article is not a native speaker of English.


Another way to write it would be



Scientists have invented software that allows you to see several minutes into the future.



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