Difference Between So Much and Too Much

We often use too much to mean an excessive amount, 'more than enough' which is 'excessive'. We can also use so much to mean 'to a large degree' or 'a large amount' or 'a lot': I've noticed that both 'It cost too much (money). ' and 'It costs so much (money).

What is the difference between too and so?

You can use the adverbs so and too to intensify these adjectives. Intensify means become greater, stronger, or more intense. So is used like very or extremely. ... Too is not usually used with positive adjectives.

Is so much correct?

So much is used before singular uncountable nouns. So many is used before plural nouns. I have never seen so much wealth in my life. She had so many problems that she didn't know what to do.

How do you use too much?

We use "too much" with countable nouns. We use "too many" with uncountable nouns. "Too much" and "too many" are usually used for negative things. If I like money, I would say "I have too much money."

Is it so to or so too?

So too in this sentence simply means Also. This is an idiom in English. The intensifier too modifies the adverb so (N.B: not the verb do.) In the words of a questioner at our sister site ELU, "the main point of too is simply to emphasize the also-ness" of so.

Is it so much or too much?

We often use too much to mean an excessive amount, 'more than enough' which is 'excessive'. We can also use so much to mean 'to a large degree' or 'a large amount' or 'a lot': I've noticed that both 'It cost too much (money). ' and 'It costs so much (money).

Is it OK to say much more?

Much more is a colloquial term. It is acceptable for informal English.

Can we use so and very together?

Here so reinforces very, itself an intensifier. So very is used as intensifier of very, in negative, affirmative, and interrogative sentences, such as the following ones: You will forget so very much because you are overwhelmed at each stage. The end result is not so very different from that of the railway compartment.

Where do we use too?

To is a preposition with several meanings, including “toward” and “until.” Too is an adverb that can mean “excessively” or “also.” Just to be clear: two is pronounced the same as to and too, but it can't be used instead of either of them because it's a number.

How do you use a lot of and lots of?

A lot of, lots of with a noun

Lots of is more informal than a lot of. A lot of and lots of can both be used with plural countable nouns and with singular uncountable nouns for affirmatives, negatives, and questions: We've got lots of things to do. That's a lot of money.

How many is too many meaning?

too many to count

idiom. : a great many : a lot.

How many is a lot?

A lot of is more than five and less than infinity. Many - see a lot. For me a couple of is not exactly two. It means approximately 2, sometimes 3, or even 4.

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