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Levis1 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

How and what

What’s the difference here:

How much more can I give you?

And

What more can I give you?

  

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In most situations the meanings are sufficiently similar so that it doesn't matter which you use. If you get into the details, however, the first asks for a quantity and the second doesn't. How much more?

  • In most situations the meanings are sufficiently similar so that it doesn't matter which you use.
  • If you get into the details, however, the first asks for a quantity and the second doesn't.
  • How much more?
  • Three cups.
  • / Five pounds.
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In most situations the meanings are sufficiently similar so that it doesn't matter which you use.

If you get into the details, however, the first asks for a quantity and the second doesn't.

How much more?
Three cups. / Five pounds. / ...
What more?/What else?
Some sugar. / A hamburger. / ...

CJ

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