Timeline for Do we use "the amount of" or "the number of" for mixed plural and singular nouns?
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| Jan 23, 2015 at 13:22 | comment | added | idunno | Again, I'd say no. You're trying to get a common modifier for two different things. Even if a common word would technically work for each alone, it'll be awkward at best to have it modify countable and uncountable simultaneously. The implication is that they are, together, subject to a single measurement -- which is impossible. | |
| Jan 22, 2015 at 21:58 | vote | accept | andydraif | ||
| Jan 22, 2015 at 21:58 | comment | added | andydraif | @idunno. 'Quantity' is noted. I see. Btw, I wonder if I could use 'total' as in "The total of paper products and oil..." | |
| Jan 22, 2015 at 16:58 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | @idunno Neat, if complex, analogy. | |
| Jan 22, 2015 at 14:31 | answer | added | Dkh5 | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jan 22, 2015 at 13:49 | comment | added | idunno | You could use 'quantity', which would be appropriate for either, but you're mixing apples and oranges, and there's no good 'fruit' category here. It's like x = 3 + 5i -- not further reducible. | |
| Jan 22, 2015 at 12:32 | history | asked | andydraif | CC BY-SA 3.0 |