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Teo Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
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1. New York is bigger than all the other cities in the United States.
2. New York is bigger than all other cities in the United States.
Are the above sentences acceptable?
Thank you very much for your reply.
2. New York is bigger than all other cities in the United States.
Are the above sentences acceptable?
Thank you very much for your reply.
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I would use number 2. Number 1 can be ambiguous, possibly meaning that New York is bigger than all of the other cities combined.
- I would use number 2.
- Number 1 can be ambiguous, possibly meaning that New York is bigger than all of the other cities combined.
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I would use number 2.
Number 1 can be ambiguous, possibly meaning that New York is bigger than all of the other cities combined.
Number 1 can be ambiguous, possibly meaning that New York is bigger than all of the other cities combined.
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