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how to say - haw many peas or how much peas? Is there any peas? Yes, but not many.
2014年5月24日 04:28
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Peas are considered to be "countable," so we need to use the plural, even though it would be a bit weird to actually count them -- except in the story of the princess and the pea. Interestingly, you may be aware that in the source language (Latin via French), the final "s" was part of the root (eg: French "pois" for both singular and plural, Italian "pisello" from the diminutive of Latin "pisum"). So, etymolgically, one would expect "peas" to be singular, but the English mistook the final "s" for a plural, so in English we say "pea" in the singular and "peas" in the plural.

 

Anyhow the correct grammar:

Are there any peas?

Yes, there are, but not many, just a few.

 

You know, in real life, I think quite a lot of people would treat it as singular, but only in informal spoken English. Or you could avoid the whole issue by saying:

 

--Is there any more of that delicious pea dish?

--Yes, there is, but not much, just a little.

 

I hope this helps, or at least provides some entertainment.

2014年5月24日
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How do I to say - haw how many peas or how much peas?

Is there any peas?
Yes, but not many.

"Are there any peas?"

 

2014年5月24日
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how to say - haw many peas or how much peas?

Is there any peas?
Yes, but not many.

 

Are there any peas left?

Is there any pea left.

2014年5月24日

 

how to say - haw <em>how</em> many peas <em>are</em> <em>there</em> or how much <em>many</em> peas?

Is <em>Are</em> there any peas?
Yes, but not many.

 

 

2014年5月24日
How many peas? is the correct
2014年5月24日
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