The Difference Of Similar Meanings

We can write two different texts, both with the same idea, but the words we employ to develop that thought are what establish the main differences between both. I can write a paper about sports directed to a friend, a teacher, a colleague, or my own boss. Even though they are all about sports, I cannot simply refer to all of them in the same way. Similarly, words like “lots” and “many” that are simply identical in usage, and used in the same place, can change the whole essence of the sentence. The huge, wide difference is that there is no difference. I can say “there are many people”, or “there are lots of people”, I am transmitting the same message, but which one’s better? Both are correctly employed, but they don’t coexist peacefully for the same audience. In my opinion, “lots” falls into the more improper/familiar register, while “many” is a more formal way of referring the sentence. The words mean the same, just as when I say “lend me five dollars”, or “lend me five bucks”. We use both in our lives, but not at the same time, and not to the same people.