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Jimmyyl Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

expressing comparison

"The cost of housing is lower than the last recession."
The previous sentence is incorrect because it is comparing cost with time.
But it is a bit long doing the following way.
"The cost of housing is lower than the cost of housing last recession."
What is the best way to say it?

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"The cost of housing today/now is lower than during the last recession."
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Thanks for your reply.

How the word "during" transform the time "the last recession" into the cost "the cost of housing"?
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You could say
The cost of housing is lower than it was in the last recession.
(it = the cost of housing)
CJ
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How the word "during" transform the time "the last recession" into the cost "the cost of housing"?
Through ellipsis:

"The cost of housing today/now is lower than (it was) during the last recession."
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