Apr 23, 2012 · If you said 'they will grow', you'd presumably be referring to the individual apples, but instead you are talking about the -amount- that will grow. This is confusing because both …

Jun 23, 2015 · The word amount is used in the singular to convey a single quantity: noun 1.0 A quantity of something, especially the total of a thing or things in number, size, value, or extent: …

Grammar Amount of or number of? We use amount of with uncountable nouns. Number of is used with countable nouns: We use a huge amount of paper in the office every day. The amount of …

Feb 25, 2016 · What is the main difference between "amounts for" and "amounts to"? As much as I know they are phrasal verbs of amount. The meaning of "amounts to" can be easily found by …

I have used the word "amount" but my instructor says that is only for continuous measures. Please, clarify the different usages. It may be that programming jargon misuses the words. …

Jan 20, 2011 · You were taught correctly. "Amount" is the total of anything, "number" is a symbol or word indicating how many, and "quantity" is the amount or number of things; ability to be …

Is there any difference between them!? If you google both: 1 and 2, the amount of retrieved results are very similar. I'd like to know if there's any (grammar) rule that makes it clear when …

Jul 15, 2018 · I need a small amount of milk in this recipe (generally implies a single dose). Same application for Ireland's small amount (viewed as a total amount). I need to add small amounts …

Jan 6, 2017 · The Ngram chart for "amount of data" (blue line) versus "number of data" (red line) shows a fairly healthy number of matches for both phrases: But appearances in this case are …

Oct 11, 2022 · There is a web application that actively works with money. Inside it, all amounts that are in cents (pennies, sen, etc.) are called "cents" for simplicity. This is …