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Alc24 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Amount or number ?
Which would you say? How would you phrase this all please?
I have the exact number/amount of everything I need. 10 forks, 10 glasses, 10 plates. I took one too many spoons though./I took a spoon too many.
Thank you
I have the exact number/amount of everything I need. 10 forks, 10 glasses, 10 plates. I took one too many spoons though./I took a spoon too many.
Thank you
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alc24 Which would you say? How would you phrase all this please? I have the exact number of everything I need : 10 forks, 10 glasses, (and) 10 plates.
- alc24 Which would you say?
- How would you phrase all this please?
- I have the exact number of everything I need : 10 forks, 10 glasses, (and) 10 plates.
- For countable things, it is best to say "number".
- I took one - too - many spoons though.
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alc24Which would you say? How would you phrase all this please?I have the exact number of everything I need: 10 forks, 10 glasses, (and) 10 plates. For countable things, it i
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Well this raises the question of "everything" vs "every thing", and the two-word form may be more approppriate here. I really didn't pay attention to it in my first response.
In any case, forks, glasses and plates are certainly countable.
google "everything vs every thing".
In any case, forks, glasses and plates are certainly countable.
google "everything vs every thing".
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