
'Is too many', 'are too many' or something else? [duplicate]
2015年12月26日 · "I decided to go on holiday for a week. I think 10 days is too many for me." Am I correct using 'is' instead of 'are'? Or the only way is to change the phrase to '10-days period …
grammar - "so many" vs "too many" in a particular case - English ...
2015年12月28日 · But "too" cannot licence a that clause complement in a construction like this, which is why [i] is ungrammatical. You can tell that it's "so" that licenses the complement …
commas - Too many "and"s? Is it grammatically correct? - English ...
2013年2月10日 · I don't think that there are too many "and"s in the sentence, but perhaps one of the "provide"s can be changed to "offer", e.g.: I help individuals, schools, and organisations …
Word choice of "much" vs "many", like "too many hours", but "too …
2022年1月3日 · "Too much time", but "Too many hours"? When you Google "too much or too many" you get: Much is always used together with an uncountable noun (like 'oil' or 'water') …
Proverb: If Something is Managed By Many, Things Are Missed
2018年3月23日 · Too many cooks spoil the broth. The Free Dictionary says of the idiom “Too many cooks”: Too many people trying to control, influence, or work on something, with the …
phrases - Can I use "and" many times in one sentence? - English ...
If you had a sign writer write a sign for your pub and you got this: The fox and the hen. You might say to the signwriter: "You have left too much space between fox and "and" and "and" and the …
A word to describe an excessively formal process or procedure
2018年12月26日 · Many of the other answers are unusual words to find in a business setting -- a bit poetic. I'd suggest involved-- which is defined as "difficult to understand; complicated" -- but …
"There's too many numbers" vs "There are too many numbers"
2015年4月26日 · If you want always to write, "There are too many damn fools on the Internet", then no one is stopping you. FWIW you have my blessing. But if you want to mount a crusade …
epithet requests - Is there a word for a person who gives out too …
One of the meanings of "to niggle" is "to spend too much time and effort on inconsequential details", but you're taking your life in your hands calling anyone a niggler. If these unnecessary …
Is it poor form to start too many sentences with I?
2012年10月22日 · Once I got a real job, playing in a band was too much of a hassle. Not only do you eliminate an I, but the sentence doesn't start with I and instead of using the basic verb …