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Another one I see is pushbacks. This one is less clear to me. You can treat it as uncountable like feedback, but you can also say there was a pushback, which ma
by tehnub 3y ago
Another one I see is pushbacks. This one is less clear to me. You can treat it as uncountable like feedback, but you can also say there was a pushback, which maybe makes pushbacks okay? Although no one says it, pushes back seems to me a reasonable option as well.
- boc 3y agoIMO they are two separate things. Pushbacks are countable in the context of a debate with both parties present. It’s fine to say “I have two pushbacks on this proposal” because those are specific, countable, contained arguments. There’s also the nebulous “pushback”, which is used to describe general resistance to an idea or plan in an uncountable way. “The general’s proposal was met with pushback from the oversight committee”.