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Nhật Bình Posted 5 years ago
Grammar
Comparison
The sentence with the part underlined seems rather strange to me as I was taught to use twenty times AS interesting AS instead of more than.
Could you tell me whether or not the two structures are similar and interchangeble? If not, could you tell me their difference?
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The pattern "X times more Y than", intended to mean "X times as Y as", is illogical but nevertheless widespread in everyday use. If you want to be precise, use the "as ... " pattern.
- The pattern "X times more Y than", intended to mean "X times as Y as", is illogical but nevertheless widespread in everyday use.
- If you want to be precise, use the "as ...
- " pattern.
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The pattern "X times more Y than", intended to mean "X times as Y as", is illogical but nevertheless widespread in everyday use. If you want to be precise, use the "as ... as ..." pattern.
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