K. We use 'much' and 'little' with uncountable nouns. (e.g. much time, little money)
a. use 'many' and 'few' with plural nouns. (e.g. many people, few countries)
b. use 'a lot of', 'lots of', 'plenty of' with both uncountable and plural nouns. (e.g. a lot of lucky, plenty of ideas)
c. plenty = more than enough. (e.g. There's no need to hurry. We 've got plenty of time)
K1. 'much' is unusually in positive sentences, especially in spoken English. (e.g. We didn't spend much money. We spent a lot of money. (not We spent much money))
a. We use 'many' and 'a lot of' in all kind of sentences. We say many years, many weeks, many days (not a lot of~). (e.g. We've lived here for many years. (=not a lot of years))
K2. 'little' and 'few' (without a) are negative ideas (= not much or not many) (e.g. Jay is very busy with his job. He has little time for other things. (= not much time, less time than he would like))
a. We can say 'very little' and 'very few'. (e.g. Jay has very little time for other things.)
K3. 'a little' and 'a few' has a more positive meaning.
a. a little = some, a small amount. (e.g. Do you speak English? A little. (talk a bit))
b. a few = some, a small number. (e.g. When was the last time you saw Jon? A few days ago. (= some days ago))
c. He spoke 'little' English, so it was difficult to communicate with him. vs. He spoke a little English, so we were able to communicate with him.
d. We can say 'only a little' and 'only a few'. (e.g. Hurry! We only have a little time. (not only little time))
Idiom 365
You are what you eat: if you eat healthful foods you'll be healthy, if you eat unhealthful foods you'll be unhealthy.
Example: To keep healthy, it’s best to keep off junk food. You are what you eat.