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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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2 times as many vs 2 times more

Could you tell me if “contrary to” is used naturally here and whether the 4 below sentences mean the same thing and are all natural?



We scored 0 goals on 3 shots, contrary to our opponents who scored 3 goals on 3 shots.



He has scored 2 times as many goals as I have.

He has scored 2 times more goals than I have.

He has scored half as many goals as I have.

He has scored 2 times fewer goals than I have.


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We scored 0 goals on 3 shots, unlike our opponents, who scored 3 goals on 3 shots. The last sentence is not good. I can't figure out what two times fewer is.

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  • We scored 0 goals on 3 shots, unlike our opponents, who scored 3 goals on 3 shots.
  • The last sentence is not good.
  • I can't figure out what two times fewer is.
  • " The second is awkward.
  • The third is natural.
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We scored 0 goals on 3 shots, unlike our opponents, who scored 3 goals on 3 shots.

The last sentence is not good. I can't figure out what two times fewer is. The first one would usually be "He has scored twice as many goals as I have." The second is awkward. The third is natural.

By the way, a good rule of thumb for writing numbers is to s

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What about

He scored two more goals than I did.

He scored two fewer goals than I did.

Are these correct?


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