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Jacklong Posted 21 years ago
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A great many people
0 Here is the sentence I got confused by combination of using 'a ' and 'many' together: 02 br
00 "There certainly can be nodoubt that a great many people who aren't chemists have to be familiar with the fundamentals of chemistry in order to do well in their chosen professions." 02 br
00 Does ' a great many people' here mean ' a great kind of many people'? 02 br
00 Thank you in advance for your information concerning with above question. 0-
00 "There certainly can be nodoubt that a great many people who aren't chemists have to be familiar with the fundamentals of chemistry in order to do well in their chosen professions." 02 br
00 Does ' a great many people' here mean ' a great kind of many people'? 02 br
00 Thank you in advance for your information concerning with above question. 0-
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0 In this case, "a great many people" just means "very many people." 0-
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0 The suggestion is that not only chemists but many people in other professions will need to be familiar with the fundamentals of chemistry. 0-
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00 Is this expression common? Could I write it in the Acknowledgments for a book: "a great many people have contributed ..."? 02 br
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00 Is this expression common? Could I write it in the Acknowledgments for a book: "a great many people have contributed ..."? 02 br
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0 Yes. That would be a perfectly natural use. "A great many people have contributed ...". 02 br
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