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Quirrell Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

much or a lot of

I've heard you Americans never say "much money" instead of saying "a lot of money". Is it really true?
  

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quirrell Is it really true? Yes. Save 'much' for questions and negative statements.

— Mister Micawber

  • quirrell Is it really true?
  • Yes.
  • Save 'much' for questions and negative statements.
  • Do you have much money?
  • Yes, I have a lot of money.
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quirrell Is it really true?
Yes. Save 'much' for questions and negative statements.

Do you have much money?
Yes, I have a lot of money.
No, I don't have much money.
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quirrellyou Americans
There are quite a few members who are not American.

As regards 'much' and 'a lot of', BrE is like AmE. We generally use 'much' only in questions and negatives.
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Also:

He has so much money that he can buy whatever he wants.
Thank you very much.


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