a batch of breads

[sadra1400]

is this correct?

• a batch of breads
• bread is uncountable

 

[5jj]

is this correct?

• a batch of breads
• bread is uncountable

Clearly both statements cannot be correct. Where did you find them?

 

[probus]

Nowadays (at least in AmE) the flatbread typical of the Middle East has become countable. We'd call them a batch of pita breads.

 

[sadra1400]

Clearly both statements cannot be correct. Where did you find them?

I was looking for collective nouns examples on google and discovered it on a website.
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According to the Longman dictionary, bread is uncountable.

 

[probus]

As Rover has pointed out repeatedly in other threads, Longmans is not a very good dictionary. Use Onelook instead.

 

[5jj]

According to the Longman dictionary, bread is uncountable.

Some other dictionaries will also tell you it's uncountable. It is - normally. Probus pointed out in post #3 a countable use of the word.