AEE 209: Baking Many Cookies with All Ears English

<p><strong>Is it correct to ask how much, or how many in English?</strong></p> <p><strong>Today, in #4 of the Top 15 Fixes series, we discuss using the words 'much' and 'many' when discussing quantities!</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>It’s important to think of the meaning of the words <strong>much</strong> and <strong>many</strong>, and how each is used differently in counting.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>If you're counting something as a mass that can be spilled on the table so that it goes everywhere, you would use the word 'much'.</strong> <strong>Examples include:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Grainy or powdery substances like sugar or flour</li> <li>Liquids, semi-liquids or semi-solids like milk, honey or butter</li> <li>Money (when considered abstractly, as in “too much money”)</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>If you are counting individual pieces, use the word 'many'.</strong> <strong>Examples include:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Grains such as sugar counted individually</li> <li>Groups of items, like chocolate chips, marshmallows or berries</li> <li>Countable units, such as cups, teaspoons or bags</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Other Entries in the 15 Fixes Series:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong><a href="http://allearsenglish.com/aee-165/"><strong>Episode 165</strong></a><strong>: Listen or Hear?</strong></strong></li> <li><a href="http://allearsenglish.com/aee-169/"><strong>Episode 169</strong></a><strong>: Speak, Talk, Tell and Say?</strong></li> <li><a href="http://allearsenglish.com/aee-173-wish-vs-hope-english-whats-difference/"><strong>Episode 173:</strong></a><strong> Wish vs. Hope</strong></li> <li><a href="http://allearsenglish.com/aee-177-talk-age-english/"><strong>Episode 177</strong></a><strong>: Talking About Age in English</strong></li> <li><a href="http://allearsenglish.com/future-tense-in-english/"><strong>Episode 181</strong></a><strong>: Future Tense in English</strong></li> <li><a href="http://allearsenglish.com/aee-185-interested-interesting-find-difference/"><strong>Episode 185</stron