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Old 15-Nov-2003, 01:20
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tdol
You could say:

Much was said....

Couldn't you?
As a noun, yes.

a) much = a lot: A lot was said.
b) much = more than some: Much (of this) was said. ellipsis

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