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freppiee
14 mag 2016

  • Cinese tradizionale (Taiwan)
  • Inglese (Stati Uniti)
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  • Spagnolo (Spagna)
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Qual è la differenza tra I don't go out as MUCH as I used to e I don't go out as MANY as I used to ?Sentiti libero di rispondere con un esempio.

Which is correct? Thanks.
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pineapple808
14 mag 2016

  • Inglese (Stati Uniti)

many is the plural of much, but is commonly used to describe an amount of something. for example, I have many cats. or "my dog has many fleas." much is used as in, "She doesn't have much money." "She does not know much" When using much, it's just slang and not formal english

RyuZebian
14 mag 2016

  • Inglese (Stati Uniti)
  • Svedese

"I don't go out as MUCH as I used to" is correct. You need to add more information for "many" to be used, i.e.:
"I don't go out as many (times a week/times a year etc.) as I used to"

angelihide
14 mag 2016

  • Inglese (Stati Uniti)

@pineapple808: @nvvoewnhrlwq: to clarify, much is used for singular entities (money, time...all mass nouns) while many is used for plural entities (cats, fleas...all countable nouns). Many is not a plural itself.

For instance, while you can "not have much money" you would "not have many dollar bills." These conceptually mean the same thing (i.e. You don't have a lot of cash) but you can't interchange much and many.

However in the question, much is a synonym for often, because it's attributed to the verb "going out." In this case, much is describing frequency, not quantity.

freppiee
14 mag 2016

  • Cinese tradizionale (Taiwan)
Great help. Thanks everyone!
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