Hong Kong: Grammatical Variations

Question 1

What is the situation for non-count nouns in Hong Kong English?

Answer 1

They can be used as count nouns

Question 2

Give an example of a noun-count noun being used as a count noun

Answer 2

“Advices”

Question 3

What happens with Plurals in Hong Kong English?

Answer 3

They are often used in the singular form

Question 4

Give an example of a Plural being used as a Singular in Hong Kong English

Answer 4

There were many flag on the building