The English Oracle

Differences between Amount, Count, Number and Quantity

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00:00 Differences Between Amount, Count, Number And Quantity
00:55 Accepted Answer Score 16
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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 16


I believe that

  • amount should only be used for uncountable things, like "pudding"
  • number and count should only be used for countable things, like "baby aardvarks"
  • quantity can be used for either, and all of the above are measures of "quantity"