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  • Jan 18, 2008, 05:26 PM
    VictorLy
    Grammar: "Work with Ceramic" or "Work with Ceramics?"
    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
  • Jan 18, 2008, 05:30 PM
    Wondergirl
    Ceramics
  • Jan 18, 2008, 05:30 PM
    RickJ
    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 :)
  • Jan 18, 2008, 05:31 PM
    Wondergirl
    Uh oh.

    But I'm correct...
  • Jan 18, 2008, 05:40 PM
    Wondergirl
    "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

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