Things we don't count

• We don't count . . .
• But we do count . . .
• furniture
• tables, chairs, beds, sofas
• clothing (clothes)
• shirts, dresses, shoes, socks
• money
• dollars, cents, bills
• time*
• hours, minutes, days, years
• luggage, baggage
• suitcases, bags, briefcases
• vocabulary
• words, phrases, expressions
• slang
• idioms, sayings, terms
• equipment
• machines, tools
• jewelry
• bracelets, necklaces, rings
• information
• facts, details, examples
• news
• stories, items, articles
• mail
• letters, packages, post cards
• silverware
• forks, knives, spoons
• software
• programs, CDs, disks
• music
• songs, concerts, operas
• fruit**
• apples, bananas, cherries

*You can count time when referring to events or instances.

For example,

How many times have you played racquetball?

I have played three times.

**Fruit as a category is usually non-count.