Amount Vs. Number
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:07 am
Hi Writers,
Many writers confuse words that describe quantiy vs. number of items. This grammatical error interferes with clarity and creates instances of awkward wording. The following page describes the difference between these two sets of words and gives examples of correct usage for them:
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/amount.html
Thanks,
Ed
Many writers confuse words that describe quantiy vs. number of items. This grammatical error interferes with clarity and creates instances of awkward wording. The following page describes the difference between these two sets of words and gives examples of correct usage for them:
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/amount.html
Thanks,
Ed