Many more vs much more / many fewer vs much fewer

Question

This year there were:

Alternatively:

Which is considered better English?

possible duplicate of Many vs Much - Which one should be used?
I wouldn't normally use either word with fewer. Like most people, I'd say far fewer.
This is not a duplicate: many people is not the same as many more people. In the former, many modifies people; in the latter, it modifies more.
@Cerberus: The questions both need to know when to use many, or when to use more. The answer is the same in both cases.
@Cerberus: Okay, a fair follow-up question. But as others note, the relevant fact is whether the noun refers to something that is countable or not. The presence of additional adjectives doesn't change this. Maybe you could come up with an example where an adjective changes something from countable to not or vice versa? Oh, sure, like "many more bananas" versus "much more pureed bananas". (That works with people too but is unlikely to occur outside of a horror movie.)

Dusty · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-10 14:18:01Z

Both much and many can be used, but which is appropriate depends on whether the noun they're referring to is countable or not.

With countable nouns, use many more or many fewer:

I had many more bananas than Tom. I had many fewer nickels than Alice.

With uncountable nouns, use much more or much less

How much more fiber does a banana have than an apple? How much less water does this process use?

1 Answer