much / a lot
MUCH / "a lot"
When discussing “countable items” you should use “many,”
“how-many,” or the one-handed version of “how-many,” (which is often
interpreted as “how much” –meaning “what is the cost of that?”).
Some things are not countable. For example you can’t count “water.” You can
count “cups of water,” or “drops of water” but you can’t “count” water.
When discussing things that are not “countable,” you should use the sign “MUCH
/ a lot” – HOW-MUCH (volume).
The concept of “HOW MUCH” (volume) can be shown by signing “MUCH” while using
a “WH” facial expression. (WH)-MUCH. Or you can add the sign HOW. (HOW-MUCH)
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