Is 'news' singular or plural in English?

Here's an interesting question: is the word "news" singular or plural? Should we say the news is good or the news are good?

Today I'll answer this question as well as help you avoid a common mistake that English learners often make with "news." And I also have a very special announcement!

I have some news to share with you - in May I'm creating a totally NEW course, and registration starts next Monday, April 22!

Make sure to check your email on that date, because registration for the new course will only be open for a limited time. If you miss the registration period, then you'll have to wait until next year.

What's this new course going to be about?

I'm going to keep it a secret for now, so watch next week's video to find out!

But the topic of today's lesson is a big hint, so I think you might be able to guess what the new course will be. ;-) I'm really excited for this one, and I think you will be too.

[jdillon]

Great video. Thanks for posting. My students make this mistake all the time - they are spanish speakers. In Spanish you totally CAN say "a news". Hence their problems in English.

[smliesmile]

I'm really excited to see your new course. Thank you so much for this lesson. It's very helpful.

[Ira-vcwl]

A million thanks to you, , you speak very clearly

[adamearth]

Thanks a lot for these information, my lady. ❤️ 👍 😍.

[mallujishnu]

This is really a new bit of news for me dear💟

[Philibert]

Very useful video!
As for the new course, "Tricky vocab" maybe?

[louf]

Even though this is how the meaning morphed, it literally came from new (plural news) ; similarly, but not used, would be old (plural olds). And it is pronounced as "newz".

[pradipkumarnath]

There are various news in newspapers. Is this incorrect?😥

[larrykraft]

@BrighterWithHerbert, May I suggest a way you could make a better first impression on newcomers to your channel? If I could, the suggestion would be to stop using the word, “news, ” as if it was the plural of, “new.” Instead of saying someone, “dropped 4 news, ” a much better phrasing would be to say they, “dropped 4 pieces of news, ” or instead of, “pieces, ” you could say, “items.”Or say they, “made news in 4 ways.” Or you could say, “I have 4 news stories for you.”

[soheilayar]

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