Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, Sep 22, 2003 at 01:51:14PM +0200, Roland Mas wrote: > > - "un logiciel" can even be used to mean "a software program", whereas > > the phrase "a software" sounds awkward to me in English (but then > > again, I'm not a native English speaker, and maybe "software" is a > > countable noun -- can you say "two softwares"?). > > No. "Software" is a collective noun, like "information" or "stuff".
No, "software" is a mass noun, like "information" or "stuff". A collective noun is a word like "committee", which is singular in form but refers to a plurality of individuals. In some dialects (notably in England) collective nouns get plural verbs. Thomas
