ABSTRACT
The delimitation of mass-words offers some difficult problems. because many words have several meanings. Some things adapt themselves naturally to different points of view, as seen, for instance. in fruit, hair (much fruit, many fruits.' "shee hath more hair then wit, and more faults then haires," Shakespeare); cf. also a little more cake, a few more cake.s. In a Latin edictum dry vegetables and meat are given as singulars, i.e. as mass-words, while fresh ones are given in the plural, because they are counted (Wackernagel, VS 1. 88). Note also verse: "He writes both prose and verse." " I like his verses to Les bia. "
