COUNT & NON-COUNTtoo, too much, too many

UPDATED: AUG 2020

MEANING:

too = excess

too is also used to indicate something negative or bad.
too + adjective (tall, fat, rich, poor, etc)
too much and too many + noun (money, cars, books, friends, etc)

too many = "s"
too much = no "s".

CORRECT & INCORRECT

I like to travel too much. <-INCORRECT

I love to travel. <-CORRECT
He is too rich. <-INCORRECT
- being rich is not considered something "bad".
- if being rich puts you in danger, then you could use it.
"He is too rich to be going out late at night to those crazy bars." <-CORRECT
"He is too rich to walk to the store late at night. <-CORRECT
(walking to the store at night can be dangerous if you are rich, thus "too" can be used because = "bad")

He is very rich. <-CORRECT

EXAMPLES:

too + adjective

too much + non-count noun

too many + count noun

He is too fat to play tennis.
He is too lazy to learn English.
It's too hot to play tennis.
He's too old to play tennis.

He works too much.
He talks too much.
He has too much work to do to go to Happy Hour Friday.
He watches too much TV.

He has too many problems.
They have too many enemies.
I have too many students in my class.

NOTE: so and such

so + adjective + that = too
He is too fat to play tennis.
I am so fat that I can't play tennis.
He is so lazy that he can't learn English.
He is too lazy to learn English.