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Is It OK To Say ‘Waters’?
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When you began to learn the word ‘water’, you probably have heard from teacher that this word is an uncountable one. Easy to understand, right?
Because you cannot literally count water like any other liquid. But, but if I tell you that water does come in plural form?
In today’s [Grammar], we will learn several words that have different meanings when used in singular and plural forms.

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1. water VS. waters

Water is known as a clear liquid without color, smell, or taste that falls as rain and that is used for drinking, washing, etc. Usually, water is uncountable.

There is water all over the bathroom floor.

Pour boiling water over the rice and let it soak.

However, water can also come in plural form, and when it does, its meaning also changes. Waters are used to refer to a specific body of water, especially of an area of seawater, and tends to appear in more formal contexts and in literary contexts.

The boat sank in international waters.

Gray whales live in shallow coastal waters of the eastern North Pacific.

2. custom VS. customs

Custom refers to a traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something that is specific to a particular society, place, or time.

It is the custom for the bride’s father to pay for the wedding.

The custom of naming women after flowers is becoming less common.

While customs is the official department that administers and collects the duties levied by a government on imported goods.

She was stopped at customs and questioned.

You won’t be able to take that through customs.

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3. manner VS. manners

Manner is a way or method in which a thing is done or happens.

It seemed rather an odd manner of deciding things.

They behaved in a very reasonable manner.

Manners, on the other hand, is a set of polite or well-bred social behavior OR etiquette one follows.

The child has good manners

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On March 11th, 2020, the , officially changed its designation of -19 from an to a . This shift prompted a considerable number of people to turn to the , in order to find out the difference between these two words. So, What is the difference between them?

Origins of and
The element dem in epidemic and pandemic comes from the word , which meant or :

epi (among) + demos (people or district )= epidemic (among the people)
pan (all) + demos (people or district )= pandemic (affecting all the people

1.
A sudden increase in the number of cases of a —more than what’s typically expected for the in that area.
The city had to close to contain a epidemic.

2.
An epidemic that has spread over several or , affecting a large number of people.
Although it isn’t exactly known where the first originated, the 1918 is estimated to have affected -third of people across the .

Is Covid-19 an outbreak, an epidemic or a pandemic?
Unfortunately, since the virus has now affected more than 125,000 people worldwide, is in more than 100 countries, and is almost on every continent, COVID-19 meets the general criteria for a pandemic.

Summary
If the disease is spreading like wildfire, it’s an epidemic.
If the disease has already spread like wildfire and is currently massive in its reach and impact, it’s a pandemic.

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