Why can't you say "informations"?

"Thank you for all the informations." If you speak German, this sentence probably looks fine, because German has Informationen. In English, though, "information" never gets an "s," no matter how much of it you have.

Why "information" has no plural

"Information" is an uncountable noun. That means it has no plural, you can't put "an" in front of it, and it takes a singular verb. It works the same whether you mean one fact or a hundred.

These sentences are incorrect:

• She gave me many informations about the event.
• Can you send me an information about the course?

This is how you'd say them instead:

• She gave me a lot of information about the event.
• Can you send me some information about the course?
• Thanks for the information. It is really helpful.

The same goes for the short form. German speakers often write "infos," but in English it's "info," with no "s": "Thanks for the info!"

How to talk about amounts

Most of the time, you don't need to count it. "Some information," "a lot of information," or "more information" will do the job.

• I need some information about the event.
• There's so much information online, it's hard to know what to trust.
• Do you have any more information on the new schedule?

If you need to talk about one specific fact, you can say "a piece of information." It's correct, but it sounds a bit formal, so in conversation, people often say "one more thing" or use a countable word like "detail" or "fact" instead.

• Can you send me the details?
• One important piece of information is missing from the report.

If this sounds familiar, it's because "advice" works the same way. Both words trip up German speakers for the same reason, and once you know the pattern, you'll spot it in words like "furniture" and "homework" too.

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