When can I use this expression? Is it the same that 'a lot of' or 'lots of'?
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a plenty of [plenty of]
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It is not correct English to say 'a plenty of'. When using the word 'plenty' you do not use an article, however you can say as an example, 'there is plenty of noise'. In this example the word plenty is used to represent 'a lot of' or 'lots of'. You cannot say 'there is a plenty of noise'.
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But 'a lot of', 'lots of', and 'plenty of', you can use them when you want? Which is more informal?
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Take your pick, they all are
Well, sometimes I say I have plenty of time, or I have plenty of something.
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Plenty también se usa como SUFICIENTE.
Ejemplo:
Should I buy more toilet paper? No, I have plenty.
Ejemplo:
Should I buy more toilet paper? No, I have plenty.
No, I have plenty = No, I have enough?
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Exactamente!
En resumen:Hi,
Do we use "Plenty of" uncontables nouns for? For example:
" We can use plenty of milk and cheese" but if we say " We might buy many
Is it ok?
cheers
Many/a few bottles of milk. También a lot of milk, pero "a lot of bottles of milk" suena raro. "Lots of milk" también sirve.
"Plenty of"/"a little"/"a bit"/"a lot of" cheese. También "a little bit of cheese" y "lots of cheese".
"Lots of" es on poquito más informal que "a lot of".
"A whole lot of" es algo más enfatico.
Nota que "a lot" es dos palabras. Muy bien. Mucha gente la escribe erróneamente como una palabra.
Al fin, a propósito, "quite a bit" es igual a "quite a lot". Suena raro, pero es cierto.
I agree but I'm not sure there's a general rule there. "A lot of people / a lot of accidents / a lot of dogs" etc. all sound fine. Maybe "a lot of bottles of milk" sounds odd because "a lot of milk" is just simpler.
Plenty funciona como sustantivo (significa "una cantidad suficiente"). Existe también la palabra aplenty que significa "en cantidad suficiente[s]": a party with food aplenty.
Creo que "plenty food" se dice, pero actualmente no vale en contextos formales.
" A little bit of cheese" no lo he estudiado. Me sonaría rarísima su traducción " A un poquito poco de queso", ¿sería algo así como " Un poquito o un trozito...." " Quite a bite" or " Quite a lot"; no podría distinguir la diferencia ( hablando en términos de cantidades) entre esas dos y " a bit of" and " a lot of". ¿ Cómo sería la diferencia entre " quite a bit" y " a bit of" ?
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It depends on the sentence, but "an abundance of" is one option.