Christina Lee
Space or spaces? I am writing something about interior and space design, so the word "space" is used very often. I have been using the singular form to refer to an area such as the indoor or outdoor space. But much later I found that some people use the plural form, designing spaces for infants, for example. I look it up in the dictionaries, but I'm still not very clear about the rule of thumb. Can somebody kindly help me with this? Thanks!
20 de sep. de 2017 14:02
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When you use it as an amount of an area in general, then it's uncountable so you use the singular form. For instance: "travelling to space" or "I need space for my new wardrobe". But if you mean the area for specific purpose & you can actually count it, then you use the plural form. For example: "parking spaces" or "spaces between books on the shelf". In your example, as far as I can see, "spaces" basically mean rooms, so you can use the plural, it won't be a mistake.
20 de septiembre de 2017
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