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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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amount of profits or number of profits
If 'amount' is used for uncountable nous and 'number' is used for countable nouns, then why is 'amount of profits' correct and 'number of profits' incorrect?
I'm aware that 'profit' can be either countable or uncountable.
I'm aware that 'profit' can be either countable or uncountable.
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Anonymous If 'amount' is used for uncountable nous and 'number' is used for countable nouns, then why is 'amount of profits' correct and 'number of profits' incorrect? Because profit and profits are both an amount of money.
- Anonymous If 'amount' is used for uncountable nous and 'number' is used for countable nouns, then why is 'amount of profits' correct and 'number of profits' incorrect?
- Because profit and profits are both an amount of money.
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AnonymousIf 'amount' is used for uncountable nous and 'number' is used for countable nouns, then why is 'amount of profits' correct and 'number of profits' incorrect?Because profit and profits are both an amount of money.
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