But it comes after an adjective or adverb: “The room is warm enough,” or “She spoke clearly enough.”
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Vocabulary in this episode
- uncountable
For example, “There’s too much salt” uses “much” with uncountable salt.
Salt is treated as something you measure, not count as separate pieces.
- countable
“There are too many bags” uses “many” with countable bags.
Bags are separate items that you can count.
- to a high degree
“Very hot” just means hot to a high degree; “too hot” suggests a problem.
It means the heat is strong, but does not say it is more than wanted.
- stand alone
It can also follow a verb, as in “I’ve studied enough,” or stand alone: “Have you had enough?”
Here, “stand alone” means “enough” can be used without a noun or verb after it.
- points to
So remember: “too” points to excess, while “enough” means sufficient.
Here, “points to” means shows or indicates.
- excess
So remember: “too” points to excess, while “enough” means sufficient.
It means more than is wanted or needed.
- sufficient
So remember: “too” points to excess, while “enough” means sufficient.
It means as much as is needed.