Count and Noncount Nouns

Intro

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• ring
• accessorize
• standby
• flair

• stereotype
• into it
• options
• ensemble

• bracelet

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Most guys aren’t very interested in fashion, at least according to stereotype. But maybe they’d be more into it if they had more options. When it comes to creating the perfect ensemble, women just have a lot more to choose from than men.

For one thing, women can add to their outfits with jewelry. Necklaces, bracelets, rings and earrings…for girls, the options are practically endless. But jewelry for guys is a lot less common. Mason and Jeff would like to change that.

Dialog

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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

Mason

Jeff

Mason:  Jeff, do you ever feel as a man that it’s difficult to accessorize?

Jeff:  Can I be honest here?

Mason:  Yeah, I wish you would.

Jeff:  Yes. Yes, and I’ve been waiting for someone to ask that.

Mason:  I totally hear you. So, when I got married…obviously I’ve got my wedding ring on now. And that’s like the only piece of jewelry that I wear. And I don’t know, I kinda feel like maybe I want more.

Jeff:  You know, I do have a couple high school football state champ rings lying around. Maybe I should break them out.

Mason:  What would you do? I man, there’s…the watch, obviously, is the standby man accessory. Then you take it a little bit further, maybe it’s a bracelet. Maybe it’s a necklace or something. Maybe two. Can you have multiple rings? I don’t know. The multi-ring guy is a weird guy. I feel like there almost needs to be something new, like there’s something that hasn’t been invented yet that I need to add to my ensemble, just for a little bit of flair.

Jeff:  This is true. We only have so many options.

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