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Believer Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

the word 'amount'

0In the Collins Cobuild Compact English Learner's Dictionary, the word 'wealth' is noted as(along with one other difinition):02br
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00N-SING a wealth of something means a very large amount of it; LITERRALLY, and it gave this example sentence:02br
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00The city boasts a wealth of beautiful churches.02br
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00Does the word 'amount' right under this sentential context -- maybe the word 'number' be moreter suitable?0-
  

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0 Number would fit here as well. 0-

— Nona the brit

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0Thank you, Nona.02br
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00My confusion lies with the fact that normally a person would attribute the word 'amount' as being related with something that is not countable and not with something countable. 0-
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0Hi,02br
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00However, as your definition noted, 'a wealth' suggests a very large amount, 01i00a lot02i00, while a 'number' does not.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Thank you, Clive.02br
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00With the example sentence given by my forementioned dictionary, do you sense an consistency in that the definition is for uncountable nouns but the example sentence has the plural countable noun 'churches'? 0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00With the example sentence given by my forementioned dictionary, do you sense an consistency in that the definition is for uncountable nouns but the example sentence has the plural countable noun 'churches'? 02font02br
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00I think you'll hear it both ways, eg02br
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