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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Comparative

Could you confirm whether the following (A)~(C) sounds okay?
Thank you.

A. The stamp was sold for hundred thounsand times the price of what the Post Office charged for it when it was issued for the first and last in 1908.
B. The stamp was sold for hundred thounsand times highier than the price that the Post Office charged for it when it was issued for the first and last in 1908.
C. The stamp was sold for hundred thounsand times as high a price as the Post Office charged for it when it was issued for the first and last in 1908.
  

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No. I'd say eg The stamp was sold for a hundred thousand times the price that the Post Office charged for it when it was issued in 1908 for the first and last time. eg The stamp was sold for a hundred thousand times its 1908 face value.

— Clive

  • No.
  • I'd say eg The stamp was sold for a hundred thousand times the price that the Post Office charged for it when it was issued in 1908 for the first and last time.
  • eg The stamp was sold for a hundred thousand times its 1908 face value.
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No.
I'd say
eg The stamp was sold for a hundred thousand times the price that the Post Office charged for it when it was issued in 1908 for the first and last time.
eg The stamp was sold for a hundred thousand times its 1908 face value.
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