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Tony Canard Posted 13 years ago
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I'm working on an essay. Is it appropriate to write "way more responsibilities" instead of "much more"? I've read that the former is informal, but anyway... Does it matter?
  

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Tony Canard I'm working on an essay. Is it appropriate to write "way more responsibilities" instead of "much more"? I've read that the former is informal, but anyway...

— Mister Micawber

  • Tony Canard I'm working on an essay.
  • Is it appropriate to write "way more responsibilities" instead of "much more"?
  • I've read that the former is informal, but anyway...
  • Does it matter?
  • It is worse than informal; it is casual; and yes, it matters.
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Tony CanardI'm working on an essay. Is it appropriate to write "way more responsibilities" instead of "much more"? I've read that the former is informal, but anyway... Does it matter?
It is worse than informal; it is casual; and yes, it matters.
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so what do you suggest?
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many more responsibilities; greater responsibilities
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"much more" is incorrect with count nouns. Say "many more".

"far more" is also possible but more emphatic.
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and what about "much greater number of responsibilities"?
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Tony Canardand what about "much greater number of responsibilities"?
No, that's much worse!

far greater responsibilities
expanded responsibilities
heavy responsibilities

What is the entire sentence, by the way?
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Tony Canardand what about "much greater number of responsibilities"?
That's just too wordy. Correct, but there are shorter ways of saying the same thing.
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far greater responsibilities! exactly!
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