Christanford  +  903093 Tue, 15 Sep 09 05:52 PM Hi, What is the difference among 'many', 'a great many', 'a great deal of', 'a host of', 'an array of' and 'a multitude of'? Are they used in different contexts? Thanks in advance Christanford Joined on Sat, Apr 7 2007 Full Member 295

	AlpheccaStars  +  903250 Tue, 15 Sep 09 09:41 PM Hi Christanford; "Many" and "a lot" are the most general adjectives. The others are used in particular contexts, or for extra emphasis. For example. "a multitude of sins" is a set phrase, "a host of angels" is from the Bible (meaning a group of indeterminant numbers) "an array of numbers" is in formal mathematics, where the ordering is significant. AlpheccaStars Joined on Sun, Oct 12 2008 Senior Member 3,508 The pen is mightier than the sword. Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873) Adjectives, Writing, Numbers