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Leandro Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

So/ Too/ Very + Many/ Few/ Much/ Little

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00I know the adjetives 01b00Many, (a) Few, Much02b00 and 01b00(a) Little02b00 that can be combined with the enphatic structures 01b00So, Too02b00 and 01b00Very02b00. In my grammar it says is possible all the combinations, but some of them sound badly for me.02br
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00So Many Too Many Very Many02br
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00So Few Too Few Very Few02br
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00So Much Too Much Very Much02br
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00So Little Too Little Very Little02br
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00Which combinations are accepteds? How do they sound for a native speaker?02br
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0'Very many' and 'very much' are redundant and sound incorrect, though the phrase 'very much so' is a quaint idiom. 02br 02br 00'Very few' and 'very little' are correct English but I'd say they're poor stylistically. " It all depends on how comfortable you are using alternative words.

— M. Caliban

  • 0'Very many' and 'very much' are redundant and sound incorrect, though the phrase 'very much so' is a quaint idiom.
  • 02br 02br 00'Very few' and 'very little' are correct English but I'd say they're poor stylistically.
  • " It all depends on how comfortable you are using alternative words.
  • 02br 02br 00All of the 'too' phrases are good.
  • 02br 02br 00The 'so' phrases are correct though 'many' and 'few' usually don't need the extra emphasis.
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0'Very many' and 'very much' are redundant and sound incorrect, though the phrase 'very much so' is a quaint idiom. 02br
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00'Very few' and 'very little' are correct English but I'd say they're poor stylistically. Instead of saying, "A very little mouse ate the cheese," I think it's better to say, "A tiny mouse ate the cheese." It all depends on how comfortable you are us
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0They are all fine, depending on how you use them. 02br
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00Thank you very much. Your help is very much appreciated.02br
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00Not very many people will be interested - in fact, I think very few will come at all.02br
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00There's very little to say further on this topic...02br
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00There were too many people
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Hi, thanks for your grammar. But let don't know which one is better to come with money.

Thanks.

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