Word for not doing much

The right word choice depends as much on connotation as definition. You’re inviting someone to converse, and your invitation is being declined. I get the idea that you feel you’re being rebuffed, and you want a word to describe the mostly monosyllabic responses you get in that light.

«Curt» comes to mind. It strongly connotes discourtesy. «Brusque» is a similar word, with similar connotations. Neither of those words is especially popular, but not to the point that I would shy away from using them in everyday speaking or writing.

«Reticent» has no connotation of discourtesy. It gives the connotation that the speaker’s shortness has more to do with the speaker’s mood or personality, and nothing to do with you or how you’re being treated.

Terms like «tight-lipped» and «closed-mouthed» are synonymous with «reticent,» but they are often used in the context of secrets. They imply that information is being withheld. Although neither of them implies discourtesy, they are often used to convey a certain a certain mild disappointment on the part of the person who desires the information.

Yes, yes, but from a grammatical point of view? Doesn’t «nothing much» sound a bit weird to your ears when you really think about it? It’s as weird as saying «there’s a lot plenty of something», and that’s because there are two pronouns, which are «nothing» and «much» and «much» here is used as an adverb and that sounds funny to me. But of course, it’s a set phrase and I hsouldn’t be arguing but still..

I was going to add that once a phrase drives itself into the

lexicon

… or Becomes

lexical knowledge

… or Becomes a

lexical concept

it’s hard to say it really has a «grammatical point at all…» At that point, «it just is the way it is.»

In the south, or with many young people (in the US) influenced by Hip-hop cultural, You (we) don’t even say «What’s» anymore… we just say «What.»

So «What’s up» is now «What up,» from the short cuts: What is Up, What is happening, What is going on, How is your day going?. The word «Up» could be a short cut from the «Upbeat»… like is your day «

upbeat

» or is it «

boring

.» But at this point it just sounds too awkward to deviate from the

lexicon concept

, and if you say, «

Was your day upbeat, today?

,» sounds very stiff/ un-cool/ un-hip/ non-conformist in a unconformist and ironic way.

Depending on where you are in the world (in the U.S.) one could say:

Nada (Spanish influence from the word nada, but pronounced without the «

th

» sound for the «

d

«, almost like «

knotta

.» What they probably mean is, «

Not a whole lot is going on with me today

,» Where

Not a

=

Knotta

. You might hear that along states in the border, because the two languages [Spanish and English] influence the other in a great but confusing way.

Nuttin’ (Southern influenced meaning, «nothing at the moment,» or «nothing worth discussing or talking about, right now.» So, nothing with the pronunciation of the «ing» being dropped in place of «in,» and the letter «o» from the word «not» being pronounced like a «u,» as if you are talking about a «nut» (almond/peanut).

It’s all good (Hip-Hop influenced, I think… because you used to be able to say «It’s all good in the (neighbor)hood.» Now you would drop the the word «neighbor» and instead just say «hood.» But even still… Or more likely… you now just say «all good.» It is… or the contraction «It’s» refers to your day… or the thing that is filled with good, or greatness/gratefullness.»

I’m aight (Hip-Hop influenced, I would say… because you would say I’m all right. I’m alright. I’m a’ight. Everything or all that has happened is okay, therefore I am all right. Or, you could say «It’s aight.» Again, «it» refers to your day in question, or the state of your being… how you are feeling in this moment.

S’good (Hip-Hop influenced, I think… because you would say «It is good,» or «It’s good,» and even shorter is just to pronounce the «S» and immediately after say «Good.» If you were a person that didn’t have much
Rhythm—from the Greek rhythmos meaning recurring motion or symmetry—you would not be able to say this in a fluid way. Or «pull this off,» [say this phrase in a fun or native-speaking way] Or… if you did say the phrase «S’good» with rhythm…. then the other person would expect you to maintain your sense of «coolness,» your sense of Rhythm and Blues, your ability to speak in a smooth way.

S’all good (also Hip-Hop influenced. Just means that everything is good. Not just one thing in your life, but many things. All those many things together are culturally linked to the word «all,» therefore «All is good.» Although the lexical concept is that—again—»it» is all good. «It» being the things that have happened so far throughout the (your) day.

Duke T
Mahalo :)

‘NOT DOING MUCH BUSINESS’ is a 20 letter
Phrase
starting with N and ending with S

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Понятно, откуда может возникнуть путаница между словами many и much: по-русски они имеют одинаковое значение. Оба слова передают идею множественности и указывают на большое количество тех объектов, к которым они относятся.

В чем же тогда между ними разница? И когда употребляется many, а когда much? Чтобы не путать между собой эти два слова, нужно запомнить небольшие правила.

Исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные

Каждое из слов much и many относится к объекту, который за ним следует. Именно от типа последующего существительного зависит выбор одного из этих двух слов.

Все существительные можно разбить на две группы: исчисляемые (countable) и неисчисляемые (uncountable). В основе разбиения на эти два класса лежит возможность посчитать объекты. Разберем этот принцип на примере: возьмем слово chair (стул). Оно имеет как форму единственного, так и множественного числа: chair (стул) — chairs (стулья). Если мы представим себе множество стульев, то сможем пересчитать, сколько предметов в него входит: один стул, два стула и так далее. Если же мы возьмем другое существительное, например, snow (снег), то пересчитать, из каких элементов состоит множество снега, у нас не получится.

Существительные первого типа, которые ведут себя как слово chair, называются исчисляемыми, а существительные второго типа, как слово snow, называются неисчисляемыми.

Many and much: правило употребления

Какое отношение к этому имеют much и many? Самое прямое: категория исчисляемости существительного определяет, какое из этих слов будет употребляться. Обратимся к уже знакомым нам примерам. Chair – счетный предмет, поэтому с ним будет употребляться many. Snow – существительное неисчисляемое, значит, если мы хотим передать идею большого количества, с ним мы будем использовать much.

I need many chairs for the party — Мне нужно много стульев к празднику.
There is much snow in the city — В городе много снега.

Таким образом можно вывести для many или much правило: many выступает с исчисляемыми существительными, а much – с неисчисляемыми.

Many years have passed since I was here — Много лет прошло с тех пор, как я был здесь.
Much information has been found — Нашлось много информации.

Особенности неисчисляемых существительных

Само правило различения, когда many, когда much, довольно простое. Сложность может заключаться в определении, какое существительное относится к какому типу: неисчисляемому или исчисляемому.

Языки следуют разным стратегиям и по-разному распределяют существительные между группами, и те существительные, которые в русском языке попадают в группу исчисляемых, в английском могут относиться к другому типу. Поэтому рассмотрим подробнее, какие слова относятся в английском языке к неисчисляемым существительным.

  1. Вещества и материалы: water (вода), snow (снег), sand (песок) и другие. В веществах и материалах невозможно выделить элементы, из которых они строятся. Если часть стула (chair) — это особый предмет, а час дня (day) — это особый промежуток времени, а не сам день, то любая часть снега (snow) или воды (water) по-прежнему является снегом и водой.
  2. Абстрактные существительные: work (работа), time (время), knowledge (знание), information (информация) и другие. Абстрактные понятия не существуют в материальном мире: мы не можем их увидеть и не можем их посчитать.
  3. Чувства и состояния: love (любовь), fear (страх) и прочие. Подобные слова выделяются из группы абстрактных существительных в отдельный тип.

Это три основных типа несчетных существительных. Такие слова употребляются в единственном числе и при указании на большое множество требуют при себе much.

They said there was gonna be much snow this weekend — Они сказали, на выходных будет много снега.
Such people are unlikely to have much knowledge of computers — Такие люди вряд ли обладают серьезным знанием компьютеров.
She could quietly observe the other guests without much fear — Она могла тихо наблюдать за остальными гостями без особого страха.

Выбор much и many в английском языке не всегда совпадает с привычным типом существительного в русском. Например, к неисчисляемым существительным в английском относятся слова: news (новости), work (работа), traffic (транспортное движение), furniture (мебель), damage (урон), advice (совет), baggage (багаж). На эти слова стоит обратить внимание: с употреблением с ними many or much часто возникают ошибки.

She did not have much baggage with her — У нее с собой было не много вещей.
There wasn’t much traffic on the roads until they approached the city centre — На дорогах не было большого потока машин, пока они не приблизились к центру города.
There was much furniture in the room — В комнате было много мебели.

Не всегда существительное можно однозначно отнести к первой или второй группе. Есть и такие слова, которые меняют свое значение при переходе из одного типа в другой: например, слово paper означает «бумага» в неисчисляемом употреблении и «газета» в исчисляемом.

I’m sure you already have too many papers to read — Уверен, у тебя уже есть много газет для чтения.
I don’t care how much paper I waste – Мне не важно, сколько бумаги я трачу впустую.

Хотя мы показали на примерах, как отделить исчисляемые существительные от неисчисляемых, сделать это, впервые столкнувшись со словом, может быть сложно. Поэтому если вы сомневаетесь, когда much, а когда many, исчисляемость лучше всегда проверять по словарю.

Употребление в речи

Итак, правило much или many: many ставится перед исчисляемыми существительными во множественном числе, much – перед неисчисляемыми.

Но сами слова many или much в речи могут употребляться в разнообразных конструкциях. Например, в отрицательных предложениях используются выражения not many и not much.

Not many years have passed since I saw you — С тех пор, как я тебя видел, прошло немного лет.
Not much chance for a million of young people who are trying to find a job — Для миллиона молодых людей, которые пытаются найти работу, шансы невелики.

Если мы хотим задать вопрос о количестве предметов, то используем конструкции how many / how much.

How many biscuits have you eaten? — Сколько печенья ты съел?
How much effort does it take to bring it about? — Сколько усилий требуется, чтобы это осуществить?

Оба слова much и many могут выступать в конструкциях с дополнительными усилительными словами: so many / so much (так много), too many / too much (слишком много):

Too many years have passed since I was here — Прошло слишком много лет с тех пор, как я был здесь.

We have spent so much money on education — Мы столько денег потратили на образование.

В предложении можно встретить и другую формулу: many of / much of. Значение такой конструкции — многие из, большая часть чего-то. Такие фразы выделяют большое множество из того объекта, о котором идет речь.

Many of the old people were injured — Многие из стариков были ранены.

How much of the total was spent? — Сколько от общей суммы было потрачено?

Передать идею равенства определенному значению позволит конструкция as much / as many as (столько, настолько много как):

He may have as many as 100 secret recordings — У него может быть до 100 секретных записей.

I want to find out as much as possible — Я хочу выяснить столько, сколько возможно.

Часто в предложении можно заменить many и much на конструкцию a lot of / lots of. Эти выражения могут выступать с обоими типами существительных, исчисляемыми и неисчисляемыми.

I know a lot of people who want that job — Я знаю много людей, которые хотят получить эту работу.

I need a lot of money — Мне нужно много денег.

Особенности слова much

Разбирая, когда much, когда many, мы говорили о конструкциях, в которых оба слова относятся к последующим существительным. Но слово much может также употребляться как наречие со значением «очень».

She hasn’t grown much since last week — С прошлой недели она не очень подросла.
Thank you very much — Большое спасибо.
I like it so much — Мне это очень нравится.

Слово much может также выступать в качестве усиления при сравнительных оборотах:

You can behave much better than you usually do — Ты можешь вести себя гораздо лучше, чем обычно.
I find it much more difficult than you think — Мне это кажется гораздо более сложным, чем ты думаешь.

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It’s August, and for many people that means holiday time (vacation time if you’re a US English speaker), so in this post I thought I’d make some suggestions for words and phrases connected with being lazy and not doing much.

There are several words for lazy people. They are all negative, but some are more disapproving than others. Describing someone as a layabout indicates strong disapproval, while lazybones could be used almost affectionately. Slacker could be used seriously or semi-humorously, as could the informal couch potato. Work-shy is a very disapproving word, often used for unemployed people suspected of not wanting to get a job.

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There are also a number of disapproving idioms that we use to talk about lazy people. We might say that someone didn’t lift a finger (didn’t do any work at all), or – more rudely – that they sat around on their backside (UK English)/ass (US English) doing nothing.

However, there are also some more positive words and phrases that we use when we feel the person concerned deserves some rest and relaxation. We talk about people taking a break and having a chance to unwind or wind down – words which have the image of a person being tightly wound up with stress and therefore needing to relax. We also say that people need to recharge their batteries by having a rest and building up their energy levels again. We might encourage a tired person to put their feet up for a while, or to take it easy.

Going on holiday gives us a chance to kick back, chill out or laze around – all phrasal verbs that basically mean relax and do nothing. We might describe a holiday as restorative if it makes us feel better than we felt before it, especially if it gives us respite (a pause or rest) from a difficult situation. If we describe an activity or a period of time as leisurely we mean that it is relaxed and there is no hurry involved.

If you are lucky enough to be taking a holiday this month, I hope you enjoy it. Look out for a post next month on the opposite topic – effort and hard work!

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1. Much употребляется с неисчисляемыми существительными (в единственном числе), а many – с исчисляемыми во множественном числе:

I haven’t got much time.
I don’t know many of your friends.

□ Иногда much может употребляться перед исчисляемыми существительными в единственном числе:

There’s not much point in going on.

Many может употребляться после других определителей (the, my, its, his, her и т.п.):

Among the many unknowns after the earthquake is the extent of damage to the foundations of buildings.
The gallery is exhibiting some of his many famous paintings of ships.

2. Much и many могут употребляться как местоимения (если при этом смысл ясен):

You haven’t eaten much.
Did you find any mushrooms? — Not many.

Как правило, это звучит достаточно формально:

There is no guarantee of a full recovery. Much depends on how well she responds to treatment.
The government’s policies have done much to reduce unemployment.
Many (= many people) have argued that she is the finest poet of our generation.
Not once did I see a tiger in the jungle, although I heard many.

Перед другими определителями (the, my, this и т.п.) или местоимениями употребляется much/many of:

You can’t see much of a country in a week.
How much of the house do you want to paint this year?
I won’t pass the exam: I’ve missed too many of my lessons.
How many of you are there?

There’s not much meat left. (не ‘There’s not much of meat left’.)
Many shops open on Sunday mornings. (не ‘many of shops’ )

Of после much/many обычно не употребляется, если нет другого определителя (артикля или личного):

She didn’t eat much breakfast. (не ‘ … much of breakfast’.)
There aren’t many large glasses left. (не ‘ … many of large glasses left’.)

Но much of употребляется перед именами и географическими называниями:

I’ve seen too much of Haward recently.
Not much of Denmark is hilly.

□ Иногда возможно такое употребление:

He’s not much of a success/gentleman.

3. В разговорной речи much и many, как правило употребляются только в вопросительных и отрицательных предложениях. В утвердительных предложениях они звучат очень формально (особенно much) и вместо них употребляются другие, равнозначные по смыслу, слова и обороты:

He’s got lots of men friends, but he doesn’t know many women. (More natural than ‘He’s got many men friends…’)
Did you buy any clothes? .- Yes, lots. (не ‘Yes, many’)
How much money have you got? — I’ve got plenty. (не ‘I’ve got much’.)

a) a lot of и lots of

Эти выражения употребляются в основном в разговорной речи и могут употребляться с неисчисляемыми существительными и множественным числом исчисляемых (глагол согласуется в числе с существительным, а не с a lot of/lots of):

A lot of time is needed to learn a language.
Lots of patience is needed, too. (не ‘Lots of patience are needed, too’.)
A lot of my friends want to emigrate. (не ‘A lot of my friends wants… ’)
Lots of us think it’s time for an election.

There’s not a lot of meat left. (не ‘There’s not a lot meat left’.)

b) plenty of означает «достаточно» или «больше, чем достаточно»:

Don’t rush. There’s plenty of time.
Plenty of shops take cheques.
There’s no need to worry. We’ve got plenty of money.
Have some more coffee. — No, thank you. I’ve had plenty.

We took lots of food and drink on our walk through the hills/ …plenty of…
Jim doesn’t look well. He’s lost a lot of weight (не ‘plenty of‘)
Plenty of shops open on Sunday mornings. (не ‘Plenty shops’)

4. В более формальном стиле употребляются

a) much и many:

We have much (work) to do/many obstacles to overcome before we can claim that real progress has been achieved.
Much has been written about unemployment.
In the opinion of many economists, …
Much debate has been heard about Thornton’s new book.
There could be many explanations for this.
Much of her fiction describes women in unhappy marriages.

b) a great/good deal of, a large/considerable/substantial amount of и a large/considerable/great/substantial number of

Эти выражения звучат несколько более формально, чем a lot of и lots of:

A great/good deal of и a large amount of употребляются с неисчисляемыми существительными:

Mr. Lucas has spent a great deal of time in the Far East.
A good deal of the exhibition was devoted to her recent work.
I’ve thrown out a large amount of old clothing.
A large amount of the food was inedible/ Much of…

A large number of употребляется с существительными во множественном числе:

A large number of problems still have to be solved. (более естественно, чем
‘A large amount of problems …’ / ‘A great deal of problems …’ )
The book contains a large number of pictures, many in colour/ …many…

c) оборот many a с существительным в единственном числе:

The manager must have spent many a sleepless night worrying about his team selection.
Many a pupil at the school will be pleased that Latin is no longer compulsory.

d) обороты a good/great many:

She has a good/great many friends in New Zealand.

e) обороты far too many/ far too much (со значением «слишком много»)

Far too many students failed the end-of-year math exam.
Far too much time is wasted filling in forms.

□ Выражения с of обычно не употребляются перед такими словами как pounds, или miles:

It cost several pounds. (не ‘It cost a lot of pounds’.)
They lived many miles from the town. (не ‘They lived plenty of miles from
the town
’.)

□ Обычно many (а не a lot of/lots) употребляются со словами, обозначающими время (days, minutes, months, weeks, years) и с числами + of (например: thousands of voters, millions of pounds):

We used to spend many hours driving to Melbourne and back.
He was the founder of a company now worth many millions of pounds.

□ Выражения с of могут употребляться как местоимения, если смысл ясен:

How much did it cost? — A lot. (= A lot of money.)
We should be all right for cheese — I’ve bought plenty.
He does not often speak, but when he does he says a great deal.

A lot и a great deal могут употребляться как наречия:

On holiday we walk and swim a lot.
The government seems to change its mind a great deal.

□ Выражения so much/many, as much/many и too much/many звучат вполне естественно в разговорной речи в утвердительных предложениях:

There was so much traffic that it took me an hour to get home.
I play as much tennis as I can.
You make too many mistakes.
She won’t drink this coffee. There’s too much sugar in it.
There was so much sugar in the coffee that she could’t drink it.

Much употребляется как наречие в вопросах и отрицательных предложениях:

Do you work much at weekends? I don’t travel much these days.
She’s much older than her brother.
I don’t drive much faster than you.

Much в формальном стиле может употребляться перед некоторыми глаголами (выражающими удовлетворение и предпочтение) в утвердительных предложениях:

I much appreciate your help.
We much prefer the country to the town.
I didn’t much enjoy the concert.

Very much употребляется как наречие (обычно не ставится перед существительным):

I very much like your new hairstyle.
Thank you very much.
There’s a whole lot of water coming under the door. (before noun) ( не ‘There’s very much water coming … ’ )

Much и many имеют степени сравнения (причем одинаковые):

George did more work/exercises than anyone else.
So he did the most work/ exercises

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MORE

1. More употребляется как сравнительная степень much и many:

We need more time (не ‘ … more of time’.)
More university students are having to borrow money these days.

2. Если смысл ясен, more можно употреблять в качестве местоимения:

I’d like some more, please.

Перед другими определителями (a, the, my, this и т.п.) и местоимениями употребляется more of:

Three more of the missing climbers have been found.
Could I have some more of that smoked fish?
I don’t think any more of them want to come.

И more of употребляется перед именами и географическими названиями:

It would be nice to see more of Ray and Barbara.
Five hundred years ago, much more of Britain was covered with trees.

3. Употребляются обороты one more/ two more… и т.п..

There’s just one more river to cross.

4. More употребляется (по соответствующим правилам) для образования сравнительной степени прилагательных и наречий):

As you get older you get more tolerant.
Please drive more slowly.

5. More может употребляться как наречие:

I couldn’t agree more.
I hate this job more and more as the years go by.

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MOST

1. The most употребляется как превосходная степень much и many:

Susan found the most blackberries (больше других).
The most work is often done by the quietest worker.

В разговорной речи the иногда опускается:

Who earns (the) most money in your family?

2. Most (в этом значении без артикля) означает «большинство»:

Most children like ice cream. (не ‘The most children… ’ )
Most cheese is made from cow’s milk.
Most Swiss people understand French. (не ‘Most of Swiss people…’)
Most people want a peaceful life.

Most of употребляется перед именами и географическими названиями:

I’ve read most of Shakespeare.
The Romans conquered most of England.

В этом значении most уже не превосходная степень much/many, а фактически самостоятельный определитель.

The majority of (=most / most of) употребляется обычно с множественным числом:

The majority of criminals are non-violent.

3. Если смысл ясен, most можно употреблять в качестве местоимения:

Some people had difficulty with the lecture, but most understood.

Перед другими определителями (a, the, my, this и т.п.) и местоимениями употребляется most of:

Most of the people here know each other.
Most of my friends live abroad. (не ‘most my friends… ’)
Most of us thought he was wrong.
He’s eaten two pizzas and most of a cold chicken.

4. (The) most употребляется (по соответствующим правилам) для образования превосходной степени прилагательных и наречий:

I wasn’t as clever as the others, but I was the most beautiful.
I work most efficiently in the early morning.

5. (The) most может употребляться как наречие (артикль часто опускается в разговорной речи):

They all talk a lot, but your little girl talks (the) most.
The truth hurts most.

Как наречие most может иметь значение «очень» в формальном стиле:

That is most kind of you.
Thank you for a most interesting afternoon.
The experience was most distressing.

Mostly означает «в большинстве, но не во всех случаях»

Your little girl talks the most. (не ‘…talks mostly’.)
She mostly talks about her friends.

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