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   Gleb Hlebov to Dallas Hinton   
   A pie   
   19 Dec 23 08:56:22   
   
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   + 08:55 [4222] quoting Dallas Hinton -> Alexander Koryagin   
   - 08:55 [4222] TIME Tue 19 Dec 2023 08:55 +0400   
      
   Hello Dallas,   
      
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    DH> or even an unimaginable meat and fruit pie!).   
      
   :-)   
   That's not unheard of, come to think of it. At least there are chicken &   
   pineapple salad recipes and some other "weird" but edible combos.   
      
    AK>> meat, tomatoes, fruit, and green stuff.   
      
   I was trying to prove the point to AK that "fruit" can be referred to as an   
   uncountable noun. So, is this usage "grammatical"? I believe the author used   
   "fruit" (not fruits) to imply "the assortment of fruits", like in a   
   smorgasbord.   
      
   Some other examples, like this one:   
      
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   eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables   
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