Lace = a collective noun, meaning all lace taken together or used in a general sense. Laces = the plural of lace when talking about many different varieties of lace. e.g. Cheese (in general), Edam Cheese (a particular variety of cheese), but the Dutch cheeses (meaning all the different ones as a group). My bit of "wisdom" as a Dutch person, and an English language teacher. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK
If I were to refer to the many different kinds of lace in France, I would say "the laces of France" as in "The laces of France are many and exquisite". If I were to buy an auction lot of different pieces of lace, I would say I bought a box of lace. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
