Thursday, November 16, 2017

grammatical number - What is the plural form of "Software"?



Is it correct to use "softwares"?



For example:




There are various video conversion
softwares in the market.




Answer



For all I know, software is uncountable, so it's perfectly fine to say "there is various software". If you don't like how that sounds (I know many people who don't), you can always go with "there are various software packages", "there are various pieces of software" or something like that. An even simpler alternative would be "programs". Depending on the context of your sample sentence, even "video converters" might work, if it's already clear that you are talking about software.



Edit: I have checked Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary and The Free Dictionary, none of them mention softwares at all.


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