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Supercat Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

The amount of something

You have a printer toner cartridge, which usually contains small particles in it. The more you use it, the more particle decrease. The cartridge now has about 50% of particles in it.
What would you usually say this result?
'The amount of toner particles left in a cartridge'? lol
  

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We don't talk about particles at all; they are too small for consideration, so the concept is non-native there. There is not much toner left in the cartridge.

— Mister Micawber

  • We don't talk about particles at all; they are too small for consideration, so the concept is non-native there.
  • There is not much toner left in the cartridge.
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We don't talk about particles at all; they are too small for consideration, so the concept is non-native there.

There is not much toner left in the cartridge.
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The cartridge is 50% empty. (Said by the pessimist.)
The cartridge is 50% full. (Said by the optimist.)
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Do you think 'toner level' would be understandable?
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SupercatDo you think 'toner level' would be understandable?
Yes, to native speakers.
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