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People Do Not Come in Amounts

by R. Scott Clark on January 5, 2010 |

Unless you are a cannibal—in which case, good for you for learning to read. Now, stop eating people!—human beings do not come in “amounts.” Once more this morning I heard a figure in the popular media say, “The amount of people.”  People . . . Continue reading →

Categorized Grammar and Writing | Tagged amount, Grammar rant, number, popular speech
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