Is the word "headache" uncountable? Hello! If it so then why do people use article "a" before it? e.g. "I've got a headache", or backache??? We can't count our heads cause we have only one head, back

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Is the word "headache" uncountable? Hello! If it so then why do people use article "a" before it? e.g. "I've got a headache", or backache??? We can't count our heads cause we have only one head, back etc.

Jan 22, 2017 4:47 PM

Answers · 11

In the US, you can say "I have a headache" OR you could say "I have had headaches every day for a month!" or "I get headaches every day" Yes, you only have one head, but "headache" can be plural if you are talking about having one multiple times.

January 22, 2017

In GB you wouldn't use "a" but America does because there it's countable ^^

January 22, 2017

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