limit on vs limit for

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david11

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There is no limit on how much books you buy.

There is no limit for how much books you buy.

Which one is correct?
 

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Neither.

I would use There is no limit on how many books you can buy.
 

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Neither.

I would use There is no limit on how many books you can buy.

Yes, I should have used many for books.Then what about limit on vs limit for?

Is only limit on correct?
 

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You can also say 'There is no limit to the number of books you can buy'.

We don't say 'limit for'.

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