Language tip of the week: behaviour

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Here is some advice from Mcmillan dictionary about using the noun behaviour. Behaviour is usually an uncountable noun, so it is rarely used in the plural:

✗ Parents should be able to prevent their children’s crimes or bad behaviours.
✓ Parents should be able to prevent their children’s crimes or bad behaviour.
✗ The media often encourage violence and aggressive behaviours.
✓ The media often encourage violence and aggressive behaviour.

The plural form ‘behaviours’ is a specialized term used in fields such as psychology, social science, and education. This use is much less common than the uncountable use:
In this chapter, we discuss strategies for dealing with the problem behaviours of young children.

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