Jun 23, 2015 · The word amount is used in the singular to convey a single quantity: noun 1.0 A quantity of something, especially the total of a thing or things in number, size, value, or extent: …

Jan 20, 2011 · You were taught correctly. "Amount" is the total of anything, "number" is a symbol or word indicating how many, and "quantity" is the amount or number of things; ability to be …

Nov 15, 2012 · The reason is that when using percentages we are referring to the difference between the final amount and the initial amount as a fraction (or percent) of the original …

Nov 20, 2025 · Is it purely by convention that the dollar symbol ($) comes before the value and the cent symbol (￠) come after? For example, "$1" and "50￠". Is it ever correct to write a …

Jan 13, 2016 · It all depends on if your subject is singular or plural. In your direct example it would be "fourteen pennies are" because the subject is "pennies" and it is plural. In your explanation …

Besides How to say the total amount?, questions Rule for adding "and" or hyphens between numbers that are spelled out fully in text and Reading out numbers in english and How to write …

Jan 8, 2019 · 2 I can't agree with Kris and Poetically Psychotic that "amount of" is superfluous in all cases. sufficient means as much as is needed for a particular purpose, so "sufficient water" …

It's ambiguous whether "a generous amount of" modifies horses and chariots as well gold. Regardless, you do occasionally see amount with countable nouns. Anyway, this is one of …

Aug 23, 2022 · They are countable. You cannot refer to an amount of resources, or refer to resources as "it". Therefore, saying "How much resources" is plain incorrect. The solution is to …

Apr 11, 2024 · You may not like longevity or lifespan, but these are the terms used in the technical world. For example, here is how cleantechnica defines longevity: Longevity refers to the …