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Taka Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
as many as
(1) It takes as much as two hours to get to the station.
(2) It takes as many as two hours to get to the station.
Are they both correct? If not, why not?
(2) It takes as many as two hours to get to the station.
Are they both correct? If not, why not?
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I tend to see these versions, I think: It takes as much as two hours to get to the station. It takes as long as two hours to get to the station.
- I tend to see these versions, I think: It takes as much as two hours to get to the station.
- It takes as long as two hours to get to the station.
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I tend to see these versions, I think:
It takes as much as two hours to get to the station.
It takes as long as two hours to get to the station.
It takes as much as two hours to get to the station.
It takes as long as two hours to get to the station.
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I think all three (as much as, as long as, a many as) are all fine, although "as many as" sounds a little less common in this context.
I'm thinking that many should be used with countable nouns. For example: How big can the team be? You can have as many as twelve people on your team. (But I don't think "as much as twelve people" sounds right.)
I'm thinking that many should be used with countable nouns. For example: How big can the team be? You can have as many as twelve people on your team. (But I don't think "as much as twelve people" sounds right.)
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