'many fish' or 'much fish'

[Belles1654]

Do we say, "Have you eaten much fish today?"
Or should we say "Many fish"

I think we say there are many fish in the sea. I''m just not sure if it''s many or much, in either case. Thanks in advance

[Ahmadov]

Hello Belles1654,

If you asked me, I would use "much fish" for eating but "many fish" if I count the number of fish, like "I have eaten much fish in the party today" and "There are many fish in the pool". However, lets see what the esteemed teachers say...
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[Torsten]

Hi Zahir,

I agree with you but I would say "I ate a lot of fish at the party today" and "let's see instead of "lets see".

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[Ahmadov]

Thanks Torsten, please, keep correcting my mistakes anywhere on this web site... That helps me much!

I promise to be more active here to appreciate your support.

By the way, today I was very productive with this post being the 15th one... I do not remember posting so many messages in a day for the last year or two...
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[Lxguy]

eat two fish or catch/raise a lot of fishes.

[Torsten]

"A lot fishes" is bad English.

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[Lost_Soul]

You can say "fishes" only if you have in mind different kinds of fish, i.e. the perch or the trout.
If you mean specimens of the same kind, use only "fish"

[Torsten]

Exactly Alex. Here is another thread on this 'fishy issue'.

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