swade2569@lemmy.world to Antique Memes Roadshow@lemmy.world · 1 year agoToo damn highi.imgur.comimagemessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down12
arrow-up145arrow-down1imageToo damn highi.imgur.comswade2569@lemmy.world to Antique Memes Roadshow@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squareHemlock@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThank you for using “number of” instead of incorrectly using amount as is the current trend.
minus-squareswade2569@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI can’t claim too much credit, this meme is from the before times.
minus-squareQuazarOmega@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoNon-native here, can you explain why?
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.
Thank you for using “number of” instead of incorrectly using amount as is the current trend.
I can’t claim too much credit, this meme is from the before times.
Non-native here, can you explain why?
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.