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Tham khảo tài liệu 'nghĩa từ phức tạp 5', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | amount number AMOUNT NUMBER This is a vast subject. I will try to limit the number of words I expend on it so as not to use up too great an amount of space. The confusion between the two categories of words relating to amount and number is so pervasive that those of us who still distinguish between them constitute an endangered species but if you want to avoid our ire learn the difference. Amount words relate to quantities of things that are measured in bulk number to things that can be counted. In the second sentence above it would have been improper to write the amount of words because words are discrete entities which can be counted or numbered. Here is a handy chart to distinguish the two categories of words amount number quantity number little few less fewer much many You can eat fewer cookies but you drink less milk. If you eat too many cookies people would probably think you ve had too much dessert. If the thing being measured is being considered in countable units then use number words. Even a substance which is considered in bulk can also be measured by number of units. For instance you shouldn t drink too much wine but you should also avoid drinking too many glasses of wine. Note that here you are counting glasses. They can be numbered. The most common mistake of this kind is to refer to an amount of people instead of a number of people. Just to confuse things more can be used either way you can eat more cookies and drink more milk. List of errors file C Temp livres commonerrors errors amount.html03 09 2005 15 36 51 an historic AN HISTORIC A HISTORIC You should use an before a word beginning with an H only if the H is not pronounced an honest effort it s properly a historic event though many sophisticated speakers somehow prefer the sound of an historic so that version is not likely to get you into any real trouble. List of errors file C Temp livres commonerrors errors anhistoric.html03 09 2005 15 36 52 and also AND ALSO AND ALSO And also is redundant say
