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Latest post Thu, Aug 30 2007 2:09 PM by Linguaphile. 2 replies.
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Linguaphile  +  411558 Thu, 30 Aug 07 11:49 AM

Much of the reports were of rumbling and faint shaking.

Is it correct to use "much of" this way?

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Wanwo, 2 yr 87 days ago
Yes. There were reports of other things, but much of what was reported was 'rumbling and faint shaking'.
Linguaphile  +  411611 Thu, 30 Aug 07 02:09 PM

 Wanwo wrote:
Yes. There were reports of other things, but much of what was reported was 'rumbling and faint shaking'.

Would "many of" be wrong instead of "much of"?

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