My and my wife's invitation:
So, off we went:
The amount of clergymen was quite noticeable:
Above, my wife enjoying the Kosher table food provided by Menucha v'Simcha Caterers. I had the ice cream, too.
I had prepared something to wear around my neck, instead of an identification card, but didn't get the opportunity to utilize it:
I’M PRO-“NATURAL GROWTH”
JUST ASK ME HOW
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THERE’S NOTHING MORE NATURAL
THAN A JEW LIVING IN
THE JEWISH NATIONAL HOME
Jake Walles speaking:
My wife's observations are here.
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Stay tuned to Shiloh Musings about my review of the event.
I had to grit my teeth and grimmace.
Well, you did ungrit your teeth as your post was on the food.
people don't come in amounts. they come in numbers.
Grumpy, I think it's a toss-up:
a) a·mount
n.
1. The total of two or more quantities; the aggregate.
2. A number; a sum.
3. A principal plus its interest, as in a loan.
4. The full effect or meaning; import.
5. Quantity: a great amount of intelligence.
b) "Amount words relate to quantities of things that are measured in bulk; number to things that can be counted."
c) but: "The most common mistake of this kind is to refer to an “amount” of people instead of a “number” of people."
So, since I was referring to a specific class of persons, i.e., clergymen, I think amount is an okay usage.
I liked and posted to my facebook:
I’M PRO-“NATURAL GROWTH”
JUST ASK ME HOW
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THERE’S NOTHING MORE NATURAL
THAN A JEW LIVING IN
THE JEWISH NATIONAL HOME
Maybe we should produce buttons with that wording.
me-ander was about the food
Shiloh Musings was about that speech.
>"but: "The most common mistake of this kind is to refer to an “amount” of people instead of a “number” of people."
so, i don't really see where you're going with this...
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