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Pchuang Posted 20 years ago
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can you tell any difference between the two statements?

0 01span00can you tell any difference between the two statements?02br
00if you can, then what are they?02br
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00statement 1:02br
00your risk of heart disease is about 01font004 times greater02font00 than him.02br
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00statement 2:02br
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02span01span00 00your risk of heart disease is about as 4 times as his.02br
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00is it correct to say, S1 means the risk is greater than 4 times, whereas S2 means that the risk is exactly 4 times?02br
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12blockquote 10No, the first sentence means that the risk is 4 times greater than the person himself is, which is nonsensical. The second sentence is simply improper English. You can either say that 'your risk of heart disease is about 4 times greater than his', or 'your risk of heart disease is about 4 times as great as his'.

— YoungCalifornian

  • 12blockquote 10No, the first sentence means that the risk is 4 times greater than the person himself is, which is nonsensical.
  • The second sentence is simply improper English.
  • You can either say that 'your risk of heart disease is about 4 times greater than his', or 'your risk of heart disease is about 4 times as great as his'.
  • Still, their meaning is the same.
  • If you want to say that the risk is exactly 4 times, then eliminate the word "about".
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00is it correct to say, S1 means the risk is greater than 4 times, whereas S2 means that the risk is exactly 4 times?12blockquote
10No, the first sentence means that the risk is 4 times greater than the person himself is, which is nonsensical. The second sentence is simply improper English. You can either say that 'your risk of heart disease is ab
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