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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

many or a lot?

many things to do? or a lot of things to do?
  

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Hi anon The appropriate wording for your question would be: What is the difference between "many" and " a lot of "? The following sentences carry the same meaning. I did a lot of things yesterday.

  • Hi anon The appropriate wording for your question would be: What is the difference between "many" and " a lot of "?
  • The following sentences carry the same meaning.
  • I did a lot of things yesterday.
  • I did many things yesterday.
  • She has got a lot of friends in Dubai.
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Hi anon

The appropriate wording for your question would be:

What is the difference between "many" and "a lot of"?

The following sentences carry the same meaning.

I did a lot of things yesterday.
I did many things yesterday.
She has got a lot of friends in Dubai.
She has got many friends in Dubai.

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Once Sir Clive replied to my post, he mostly does, and told me that "Much' is not wrong here, but 'a lot of' is more natural". May be the same is true here.

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