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BW2/3 Posted 20 years ago
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The new release dvd Syrianna costs twice as much as the dvd When Harry Met Sally.

The new release dvd Syrianna costs twice more than the dvd When Harry Met Sally.

Three times as many people as I expected to go to the church.

Three times more people than I hoped to go to the church.

Are above sentences ok ? if not, why ?

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1, 2 seem OK. With past tense: Three times as many people as I expected [as I had been expecting] went to the church. Three times more people than I hoped [as I had hoped] went to the church.

— Marius Hancu

  • 1, 2 seem OK.
  • With past tense: Three times as many people as I expected [as I had been expecting] went to the church.
  • Three times more people than I hoped [as I had hoped] went to the church.
  • IMO, the past perfect versions are better, as they establish the correct time sequence.
  • or with present tense: Three times as many people as I've been expecting go [are going/coming these days] to the church.
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1, 2 seem OK.

With past tense:

Three times as many people as I expected [as I had been expecting] went to the church.
Three times more people than I hoped [as I had hoped] went to the church.

IMO, the past perfect versions are better, as they establish the correct time sequence.

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Thank you Marius Hancu,

What is " IMO" ?
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"new-release" should have a hyphen because it is modifying the DVD. And I think that DVD is still capitalized in current usage. When you want to name a book, movie, magazine name, etc. you should use italics if you can, or at least quotation marks.

The sentence "three times more people than I hoped go to the church" is okay, but your meaning is not clear. Did you hope for a minimum or a
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