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What's the difference between many too many and way too many?


Asked by Kameron Kerr on Dec 07, 2021 FAQ



"Many too many" may sound odd and perhaps that's the reason the most common way to express that is "far too many" - and "way too many" also works but is more informal. You can say "He has much too much money" because that use of money is uncountable.
Similarly,
Too much or too many? Important tip: much is always used together with an uncountable noun (like 'oil' or 'water') while many is always used with nouns that are countable (like 'table' or 'computer')
In respect to this, Examples: – There are many things that we can do with this. (‘lots of things’ is also correct) – Many animals are migrating south in this time of year. (‘lots of animals’ is also correct) Summary: 1. ‘Much’ should be appropriately used with uncountable nouns, while ‘Many’ should be used with countable nouns.
Consequently,
They are all used to mean "a large quantity" but it depends on what you are talking about. "Much" is used for uncountable nouns, "Many" is used for countable nouns, whereas "a lot of" and "lots of" are used in both cases. For example here's how I'd describe a fair I went to last week:
One may also ask,
The difference between much and many is that much is used with uncountable nouns, many are used with countable nouns. The words much and many are two quantifiers, that is used to indicate a large amount, degree or quantity of something, but not in exact terms.