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VictorLy
Jan 18, 2008, 05:26 PM
Hello, Everyone,
I have a quick question regarding English grammar. In a sentence, should it be "work with ceramic" or "work with ceramics?" For example, the sentence is "I would like to draw, paint, and work with ceramic(s)." Which is the correct one?

Thank you,
Victor Ly

Wondergirl
Jan 18, 2008, 05:30 PM
Ceramics

RickJ
Jan 18, 2008, 05:30 PM
I believe that "work with ceramic" is correct in the example you give.

Haha, we posted at the same time.

... maybe we should wait for a tie-breaking opinion :)

Wondergirl
Jan 18, 2008, 05:31 PM
Uh oh.

But I'm correct...

Wondergirl
Jan 18, 2008, 05:40 PM
"ceramic" when it's an adjective -- any one of various hard, brittle, heat-resistant and corrosion-resistant materials made by shaping and then firing a nonmetallic mineral, such as clay, at a high temperature:
Work with a ceramic medium
The ceramic arts

"ceramics" when it's a noun -- the art or technique of making objects of ceramic, especially from fired clay:
Work with ceramics, pottery, and sculpture
Did the Aztecs work with ceramics?
The art of ceramics