many or too many

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many or too many

samahdaba1983**

many or too many

Good morning.
I �d like to know the difference between " many , too many" , "few, too few".

6 Feb 2013

Apodo

Many = a big number, a lot

Too many = more than required

Few = a small number, not many

Too few = Not enough, you need more

The elevator can carry 10 people. 11 people is too many.

I have a few eggs (4). I need 5 eggs for this recipe - 4 eggs is too few.

7 Feb 2013