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Both も and と, when used with counters, emphasize the size of the amount being
mentioned. From what I've learned, も usually emphasizes how "large" it is
while と emphasizes how "small" something is. I would like to know if も can
replace と in contexts where the sentence is emphasizing the insignificance of
the counter.

For example, for this sentence:

> 一分とかからない  
>  It won't even take a minute.

> 一分もかからない  
>  It won't even take a minute.

Would replacing と with も here sound natural? If it does, are there any changes
in nuances?
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particles particle-と particle-も
Interchangeability of も and と to emphasize size
I feel the latter も more colloquial or casual.

と in this case cannot be used with positive predicate, so †1分とかかる is
ungrammatical. This property may lead the feeling that と emphasizes
"small"ness.
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