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Thursday, May 8, 2014

Amount vs. number

This is an easily confused grammar rule! Amount refers to things that cannot be counted. For example: loyalty, faith, heartache, water, and snow. Number, on the other hand, refers to things that can be counted. For instance, users, timelines, ships, pebbles, and tips. Here's a helpful diagram remember the difference. (Thanks to Dan Delaney in OTR for suggesting this grammar tip!).

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