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ok so there is this grammatical thing where you use many a ("many a man", as you said, instead of "many men"). is there anything equivalent including much? as in "much a" for example.

David Hatton · Accepted Answer

Not that I can think of!

Teechr · Answer

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~~ok so~~ There is this grammatical ~~thing~~ structure where you use “many a” ("many a man", ~~as you said,~~ instead of "many men"). Is there anything equivalent ~~including~~ that uses “much”, as in "much a", for example?

No, because "much" is not used with countable nouns. However, there is "much of a". Take a look at meaning 1.1 of "much" as a determiner/pronoun in the link below.

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/much

The collocation "much a" is also possible in, for example:

This is very much a surprise visit.

But again, that's different from the structure you originally asked about.

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