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submitted 3 months ago by NewDay@feddit.org to c/english@lemmy.ca

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Trying to improve my English. This is the Cambridge Dictionary and I would like to know what the '(C or U)' next to B1 means. Is it something important to master the English language? Thank you for your answers.

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[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

[C] Countable noun: a noun that has a plural.

[U] Uncountable or singular noun: a noun that has no plural.

from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/help/codes.html

[–] NewDay@feddit.org 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Thank you.

[–] Today@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

American English speaker. No idea what that means. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/benefit

[–] NewDay@feddit.org 2 points 3 months ago

Apparently, it means countable and uncountable.