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moonlight0002000

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Apr 1, 2008

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Dear Sir,

Please explain the difference between "a lot of" and "lots of".

I appreciate your sooner reply

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Snowcake

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Apr 1, 2008

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They are interchangeable. You can use both with uncountable and plural nouns.

We had lots of / a lot of fun.

There is a lot of / lots of work to be done.

I bought a lot of / lots of apples.

Hope this helps.
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