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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Number or amount

The steak is served with the perfect amount of fries and salad.

The steak is served with the perfect number of fries and salad.

The steak is served with the perfect amount of salad.
  

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Anonymous 1. The steak is served with the perfect amount of fries and salad. Both the number of fries and the amount of salad are perfect.

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  • Anonymous 1.
  • The steak is served with the perfect amount of fries and salad.
  • Both the number of fries and the amount of salad are perfect.
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  • The steak is served with the perfect number of fries and salad.
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Anonymous

1. The steak is served with the perfect amount of fries and salad. Both the number of fries and the amount of salad are perfect.

2. The steak is served with the perfect number of fries and salad. The quantity of salad is unspecified; there might be too much or not enough.
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Anonymous

The steak is served with the perfect amount of fries and salad.
The steak is served with the perfect number of fries and salad.

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Although it makes sense, this will not be something a native would say. When we talk about serving of food, "por
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