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In response to "I think so. "Crudites" is a plural noun. -- (link)" by mara

that's because normally you don't serve just one carrot. :) -- nm

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) Feb 16 '11, 13:18

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"Crudite" is not in the M-W English dictionary. -- nm - mara Feb 16, 13:31 4
- That's fine, but it can be singular in French. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 13:32 3
  - Most likely she wants the English usage. -- nm - mara Feb 16, 13:40 1
    - in English, when used as an adjective (crudite platter), it's singular. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 13:42
  - (which it says right in your link) -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 13:33
it's like french fries. you can have just one, but most of the time you talk about them in multiples. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 13:19 3
- tonight i had ONE spaget and One Meatball - Danedukenuuk Feb 16, 13:22 2
  - how do you cook a noodle thats a 100 meters long? -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 16, 13:26 1
    - tall pot? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 16, 13:34

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