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minus-squareHemlock@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThank you for using “number of” instead of incorrectly using amount as is the current trend.
minus-squareQuazarOmega@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoNon-native here, can you explain why?
minus-squaretauonite@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI wouldn’t worry about it much but “amount” should be used with uncountable nouns, “number” with countable nouns
minus-squareQuazarOmega@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoAh thanks! It’s kinda weird to me, but I guess it makes sense in the context of English having distinct words for countable and not
minus-squareHemlock@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year agoAmount is for things you cannot count. For example, an amount of water. If you can count it, use number of. HOWEVER, English is not a dead language, so the definition of amount may just be changing.
minus-squareswade2569@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI can’t claim too much credit, this meme is from the before times.
Thank you for using “number of” instead of incorrectly using amount as is the current trend.
Non-native here, can you explain why?
I wouldn’t worry about it much but “amount” should be used with uncountable nouns, “number” with countable nouns
Ah thanks!
It’s kinda weird to me, but I guess it makes sense in the context of English having distinct words for countable and not
Amount is for things you cannot count. For example, an amount of water. If you can count it, use number of.
HOWEVER, English is not a dead language, so the definition of amount may just be changing.
I can’t claim too much credit, this meme is from the before times.