A big amount of information

[Rachel Adams]

Does "big amount of information" sound natural?

"Teachers work witha big amount of information."

 

[Tdol]

A lot of sounds more natural to me, but it's OK.

 

[emsr2d2]

If you want to use "amount of", I'd use "large" rather than "big". They just sound more natural together.

 

[Tdol]

As a boring old fart, I try to avoid amount when amount of people is so common.

 

[Rachel Adams]

As a boring old fart, I try to avoid amount when amount of people is so common.

Why is it not recommended to talk about other things?

 

[emsr2d2]

It's easy for people to accidentally use "amount" when they should use "number". Avoiding the use of "amount" avoids that risk.