Poetic & fun expressions
Quantifiers: a lot of, a great deal of, a number of, a great amount of
I need 5 phrases that modify either countable or non countable nouns & sound "much more poetic or fun" like tons of, millions of, years of....
I need five of those kind of expressions.
I can only think of "tons of, millions of, hundreds of, thousands of, and years of. Umm that is about it.
Could anyone help me out find any?
Thanks
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deborahjeong "tons of, millions of, hundreds of, thousands of, and years of These only apply to countable nouns. I thought you wanted expressions that could apply either to countable or non-countable nouns. In any case, here are a few similar expressions: heaps of, bunches of, gobs of, legions of , and maybe the most unusual of all, oodles of , a silly expression that is very rarely used anymore.
- deborahjeong "tons of, millions of, hundreds of, thousands of, and years of These only apply to countable nouns.
- I thought you wanted expressions that could apply either to countable or non-countable nouns.
- In any case, here are a few similar expressions: heaps of, bunches of, gobs of, legions of , and maybe the most unusual of all, oodles of , a silly expression that is very rarely used anymore.
- CJ
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deborahjeong"tons of, millions of, hundreds of, thousands of, and years of
These only apply to countable nouns. I thought you wanted expressions that could apply either to countable or non-countable nouns.
In any case, here are a few similar expressions:
heaps of, bunches of, gobs of, legions of, and maybe the most unusual of all, ood
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