"I sat down and wanted to read the morning news, but the cafe didn't have a paper. Next, I noticed the table was made of cheap, tinted glass that looked terribly outdated. To top off this miserable experience, I found a hair floating right in the middle of my soup!"

Some nouns change their meaning depending on whether they are countable or uncountable!

• A paper (countable) means a newspaper, while paper (uncountable) refers to the writing material.

• Glass (uncountable) refers to the material the table is made of, while a glass (countable) is a drinking vessel.

• A hair (countable) refers to a single strand (yuck!), while hair (uncountable) refers to the mass of hair on someone's head.