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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Amount or number
I often hear people say "The amount of times" instead of number of times" what is the rule?
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"amount of times" is informal; and yes native speakers do use it sometimes. "number of times" is more formal and correct; "times" is a countable noun in this context.
- "amount of times" is informal; and yes native speakers do use it sometimes.
- "number of times" is more formal and correct; "times" is a countable noun in this context.
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"amount of times" is informal; and yes native speakers do use it sometimes.
"number of times" is more formal and correct; "times" is a countable noun in this context.
"number of times" is more formal and correct; "times" is a countable noun in this context.
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Anonymouswhat is the rule?amount of [uncountable], e.g., effort, time, sugar, ...
number of [countable, plural], e.g., times, paragraphs, cars, people, ...
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