Differences between Amount, Count, Number and Quantity
I believe that amount should only be used for uncountable things, like "pudding" number and count should only be used for countable things, like "baby aardvarks" quantity can be used for
word choice
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:
quantifiers
In addition to ''amount'' changing the sense, I think you''d preferably use ''amounts'' rather than ''amount'' -- specifically because they are two differently measured amounts, and a
The amount of VS The number of, etc
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.
Better way to indicate “a large amount of
A Wikipedia article tells us that: A problem is regarded as inherently difficult if solving the problem requires a large amount of resources, whatever the algorithm used for solving it. What is a...
Charge payment "to", "on", or "against" a credit card/an account
When we want only a certain amount charged on the card (say you know you''re near your limit and fear going over, or you''re splitting the tab unevenly) you say, Please charge this amount
grammar
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
Amount vs amounts?
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
word choice
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
"Amount to" vs "Amount for"
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