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I did a quick search on google and, not only I see both versions, I even see both of them in the same document.

Example: Region-Enhancing Network for Semantic Segmentation of Remote-Sensing Imagery - PMC

the dataset with much more images
the dataset with many more images

Specific searches show these numbers:

Is there any difference between them?
Thanks!

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

FWIW, as a native speaker, "much more images" is incorrect enough that seeing it would tell me that the author's first language isn't English.

Having complex and arbitrary grammatical rules solely to telegraph education sucks though, so vive la revolution.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks for the confirmation!

Do you know what could be the explanation for google showing more results with "many more images"?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Root cause? The complexity of English makes it an absurd choice for a worldwide standard.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Hehe, fair enough :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Every language is complex, wtf are you smoking? If anything I'd say English is the best choice for a global standard because of how adaptible it is and the fact that it's already the global common language for a bunch of industries. Reversing that will be challenging if not impossible