Talk:apathy

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[edit] Uncountable?

Wouldn't the plural be apathies? (Tinlv7 account from wikipedia)

Absolutely...except that we don't normally mark emotions plural forms, as the plural is only used in reference to multiple types of apathy. If one feels apathy towards politics, and apathy towards public transportation, they have apathy, not apathies. If psychologists study apathy, they might refer to the apathies of a particular class of patients, but I don't see that immediately attested. At any rate, the "uncountable" indicator should remain, even when "apathies" is added, and probably explained with a ===Usage notes=== section. --Connel MacKenzie 14:06, 29 March 2007 (UTC)