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Re: Gossip and rumorPosted by R. Berg on August 08, 2001 In Reply to: Gossip and rumor posted by Tom on August 08, 2001 : Hi! : My dictionary says that words 'gossip' and 'rumor' are basically uncountable nouns. However these words are used as countable nouns sometimes. : I think all of the following sentences are correct. Do you agree with it? : There is gossip that they may get divorced. : Thank you very much for your opinion. : All the best, : Tom : Hi! : My dictionary says that words 'gossip' and 'rumor' are basically uncountable nouns. However these words are used as countable nouns sometimes. : I think all of the following sentences are correct. Do you agree with it? : There is gossip that they may get divorced. : Thank you very much for your opinion. : All the best, : Tom : Hi! : My dictionary says that words 'gossip' and 'rumor' are basically uncountable nouns. However these words are used as countable nouns sometimes. : I think all of the following sentences are correct. Do you agree with it? : There is gossip that they may get divorced. : Thank you very much for your opinion. : All the best, : Tom "There is gossip that they may get divorced" and "There is a rumor that they may get divorced" sound natural to me (an American English speaker). "There is rumor that . . ." sounds correct but less natural. "There is a gossip that . . ." sounds wrong. In current usage, "rumor" can be either countable or uncountable. "Gossip" is always uncountable.
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