Due to a technical snag, I couldn't blog for a couple of days or so. Sorry for that.
Lierally, EQUIPMENT refers to the necessary items for a particular purpose. For example, 'A factory with modern equipment', 'Office equipment' etc. The word equipment is an uncountable noun and is used in a collective sense. E.g., 'The Indian army is planning to import the world-class equipment soon'.
Unfortunately in India this word is widely (mis)used as a countable noun. It is common to hear 'laboratory equipments', 'office equipments', 'studio equipments' and so on in India and other south Asian countries. In fact, according to pure English, these expressions should be 'laboratory equipment', 'office equipment' and 'studio equipment'
Some more such words which are used incorrectly are exemplifies below:
(These are modern furniture)
(Please take care of your luggage)
(I gathered a lot of information)
Good Night guys!
See you all tomorrow
Take care.
Posted by Jacob(Nova English Campus)
1 comment:
Hi Mr Jacob,
One of the things which I like most about you is, you write with spirit.
I believe even if a person excels in something, he needs to revive his knowledge at regular intervals as learning is a continuous process.
It is really considerable that you spend some time out of your tight schedule with your books to find out a new topic daily for your blog site.
Hope to see you soon.
Blessings,
Pooja
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