this post was submitted on 21 Jul 2023
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[–] Hemlock@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Thank you for using "number of" instead of incorrectly using amount as is the current trend.

[–] QuazarOmega@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Non-native here, can you explain why?

[–] Hemlock@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.

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