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Mr. Tom Posted 5 years ago
Vocabulary

Amount of people

Hi

Today (once again) I heard 'amount of people' on CNN. Would you say it is fast becoming an accepted usage? Does it grate on your native ears?

A great amount of people...

Thanks,

Tom

  

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Mr. Tom on CNN Say no more. Mr.

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Mr. Tomon CNN

Say no more.

Mr. TomWould you say it is fast becoming an accepted usage?

Accepted by whom? (rhetorical question)

Mr. TomDoes it grate on your native ears?

It sounds dumb. People come in numbers.

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Mr. TomDoes it grate on your native ears?

Yes, but I wouldn't go to the cross over it.

I doubt it will become accepted usage — not soon anyway.

CJ

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