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Moivile Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

A lot to do = a lot of things to do ?


a lot to do = a lot of things to do ?



e.g.

He has a lot to do today = He has a lot of things to do today

She does not have a lot to say = She does not have a lot of things to say.



Is this correct?
  

Top answer

Hi, Generally speaking, it's OK, but it makes your speech more casual. Clive

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  • Hi, Generally speaking, it's OK, but it makes your speech more casual.
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Hi,
Generally speaking, it's OK, but it makes your speech more casual.

Clive
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I think both convey the same meanings.If there is any
thing more in this,pl brief the same.
altaf
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how to make it more formal?
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Im writing a book report and I want to say at the end,

"So that was my book report. Hope you guys enjoyed reading it."

"So that is my book report. Hope you guys enjoyed reading it."

Are they both right? Thanks
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Hi,

I'd choose #1 instead of #2. I assume you know that you are speaking extremely casually.

Next time, please start a new thread for a new question.
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Sorry. But both of them will do right?
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'a lot to say' and 'a lot of things to say' seem correct to me.

I'm not a native speaker of english; However, I'd use 'a lot to say' when I'm intending to mean "I haven't got a lot of stuff to speak" I'd rather omit 'of stuff', and use only 'a lot'. Stuff is immeasurable, and I can't say 'many stuffs'. For example, if one's proficient in sports, and can speak at length about soccer, he
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She has lots of things to do

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I have a lot of thing to do?

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