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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 sep. 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 september 2017
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Christina Lee
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Chinees (Mandarijn), Engels
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Engels
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