Gossip and rumor

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.
There is a gossip that they may get divorced.
There is rumor that they may get divorced.
There is a rumor 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.
There is a gossip that they may get divorced.
There is rumor that they may get divorced.
There is a rumor 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.
There is a gossip that they may get divorced.
There is rumor that they may get divorced.
There is a rumor 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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