Mex@feddit.uk to UK Politics@feddit.ukEnglish · 28 天前Dozens of councils to be abolished under biggest reforms in 50 yearswww.thetimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down10
arrow-up131arrow-down1external-linkDozens of councils to be abolished under biggest reforms in 50 yearswww.thetimes.comMex@feddit.uk to UK Politics@feddit.ukEnglish · 28 天前message-square10fedilink
minus-squareFelixCress@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·28 天前Precisely. Which is why saying “dozens of councils” made no sense. “Number of councils due to close” covers everything from just a couple to 164 or whatever the maximum number is.
minus-squareMex@feddit.ukOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·28 天前a number of is generally not recommended when “Some councils…” or even “An unknown number of councils” would be better.
minus-squareHumanPenguin@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·28 天前Oh I see what you are saying now. Yeah a better word.
Precisely. Which is why saying “dozens of councils” made no sense. “Number of councils due to close” covers everything from just a couple to 164 or whatever the maximum number is.
a number of is generally not recommended when “Some councils…” or even “An unknown number of councils” would be better.
Oh I see what you are saying now. Yeah a better word.