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nawee
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 Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 8:14 pm Post subject: a tremendous number of people? |
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Hello,
Does "a tremendous number of people" sound ok to you? What other adjectives can we use instead of "tremendous"? I can think of "a large number of people" and that's it.
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Nef
Joined: 27 Nov 2005
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Location: California, USA
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| Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:19 pm Post subject: Re: a tremendous number of people? |
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| nawee wrote: |
Hello,
Does "a tremendous number of people" sound ok to you? What other adjectives can we use instead of "tremendous"? I can think of "a large number of people" and that's it.
Thanks,
Nawee |
Yes, it sounds natural to me. (I'm in the western US.)
Examples:
A tremendous number of people had trouble with that computer program.
They invited a tremendous number of people to their party.
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a huge number of people
lots of people
many people
"Tremendous" and "huge" generally are stronger than "lots" and "many". |
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Mister Micawber
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Mostly, it depends on whether you are being casual or formal, whether you are speaking or writing.
A tremendous/fantastic/humongous number works effectively in informal conversation, but if you are writing an essay or a business letter, I would suggest that a considerable/significant/large number would be more appropriate.
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