arcticfox2005
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I just read an article on my Kindle and the headline was "Amount of People Hesitant to get Covid-19 Vaccine Dropping Rapidly."
To me, this is wrong - a classic example of the misuse of "amount" and "number".
I what you are talking about is countable, you use "number" - otherwise, use "amount".
These are correct:
The number of people on a bus
The amount of water in a bucket
The amount of sand in a pile
The number of cars in a garage
The number of electrons in an atom
The amount of gasoline in a tank
Etc Etc
Now, will someone with expertise in the English language please weigh in?
Thank you,
Bill
To me, this is wrong - a classic example of the misuse of "amount" and "number".
I what you are talking about is countable, you use "number" - otherwise, use "amount".
These are correct:
The number of people on a bus
The amount of water in a bucket
The amount of sand in a pile
The number of cars in a garage
The number of electrons in an atom
The amount of gasoline in a tank
Etc Etc
Now, will someone with expertise in the English language please weigh in?
Thank you,
Bill