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Snappy Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

A long/longer life compared with

Are the following sentences both acceptable?

1. Fluorescent lamps have a long life compared with incandescent lamps.
2. Fluorescent lamps have a longer life compared with incandescent lamps.
  

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The first sentence sounds okay to me and I'm not saying the second is completely wrong. However, because of the comparative, I would prefer: Fluorescent lamps have a long er life than incandescent lamps. CB

— Cool Breeze

  • The first sentence sounds okay to me and I'm not saying the second is completely wrong.
  • However, because of the comparative, I would prefer: Fluorescent lamps have a long er life than incandescent lamps.
  • CB
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The first sentence sounds okay to me and I'm not saying the second is completely wrong. However, because of the comparative, I would prefer:

Fluorescent lamps have a longer life than incandescent lamps.

CB
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Cool BreezeThe first sentence sounds okay to me and I'm not saying the second is completely wrong. However, because of the comparative, I would prefer:

Fluorescent lamps have a longer life than incandescent lamps.

CB

Thank you very much for your response.
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