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Milky Posted 19 years ago
Linguistics Studies
much brains/much brain
Which would you expect to hear, or which would you use?
He's a man of much brains.
He's a man of much brain.
He's a man of much brains.
He's a man of much brain.
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Milky Which would you expect to hear, or which would you use? He's a man of much brains. He's a man of much brain.
- Milky Which would you expect to hear, or which would you use?
- He's a man of much brains.
- He's a man of much brain.
- Neither He is a man of great intelligence His is a man of high intelligence Colloquial: He's got lots of brain(s).
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MilkyWhich would you expect to hear, or which would you use?Neither
He's a man of much brains.
He's a man of much brain.
He is a man of great intelligence
His is a man of high intelligence
Colloquial:
He's got lots of brain(s).
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No, but only because I read Winnie-the-Pooh, otherwise it probably would.
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Nona The BritNo, but only because I read Winnie-the-Pooh, otherwise it probably would.So you think the "much brains/brain" combo is odd, right?
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Yes, it just doesn't sound like something I'd say or hear.
On the other hand I've heard 'He doesn't have much in the way of brains' so that seems ok to me.
Language is funny sometimes.
On the other hand I've heard 'He doesn't have much in the way of brains' so that seems ok to me.
Language is funny sometimes.
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How about these?
a man of much courage
a man of much *****
a woman of much intellect
a woman of much influence
a man of much political experience
a woman of much resolution
a topic of much debate
a boy of much promise
a girl of much beauty
a mother of much character
a woman of much consequence
a boy of much energy
a statement of
a man of much courage
a man of much *****
a woman of much intellect
a woman of much influence
a man of much political experience
a woman of much resolution
a topic of much debate
a boy of much promise
a girl of much beauty
a mother of much character
a woman of much consequence
a boy of much energy
a statement of
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