tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31830497.post116437762437177207..comments2024-02-28T05:25:12.859-05:00Comments on English, Jack: Many vs. a lotBretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02870575277556244419noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31830497.post-13456164747195865412009-06-08T01:55:17.152-05:002009-06-08T01:55:17.152-05:00Thank you Brett.
I have a feeling that "many...Thank you Brett.<br /><br />I have a feeling that "many", in affirmative statements, is more acceptable in the subject position than the object one. But why would that be? Have you ever read about such a hypothesis?<br /><br />So you're saying that "I have many teachers" is stilted.<br /><br />How about the following statement? How natural would it sound?<br />"Many teachers work more than 40 hours a week"<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />FredericAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31830497.post-20055534150995133712009-06-07T06:18:42.728-05:002009-06-07T06:18:42.728-05:00Many taxpayers might see their taxes go up. seems ...<i>Many taxpayers might see their taxes go up.</i> seems fine to me. It sounds like something out of a newspaper. In everyday conversation, <i>a lot</i> might be more common, but both seem good.Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02870575277556244419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31830497.post-66090403418378983902009-06-07T00:41:17.068-05:002009-06-07T00:41:17.068-05:00Thank you Brett for this very interesting post.
A...Thank you Brett for this very interesting post.<br /><br />As a non-native speaker, I do tend to overuse "many" in affirmative statements and I wish there were a clear-cut rule<br /><br />I suspect the use of "many" in affirmative statements is broader then that of "much".<br /><br />Now, would you consider "many" stilted in the following sentence:<br /><br />Many taxpayers might see their taxes go up.<br /><br />How natural would be "a lot of" instead?<br /><br />Merci encore pour cet article.<br /><br />FredericAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com