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An example of its use is for instance in counting boĴles of cola on
the table:
”How many boĴles are there?””There are 3 boĴles of cola on the table.”Interestingly, phone calls can also be counted using this counter, the
”logic” behind this being that telephone horns used to also be cylindrical
(think of the classical number-dial phone).
- Bound volumes
This counter is used for counting bound objects like books, magazines,
notebooks and the like. The pronunciations are:
And an example of use would be:”There are 5 books on the bookshelf.”(In this sentence, is used as a normal noun, not a counter.)- Sheets
This counter is used to count sheet-like things, such as sheets of paper,
plates, planks, or even things like folded up T-shirts. The pronunciations
are: