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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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0Hi there,02br
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001.The teen suicide rate is higher than in Asian countries than in western countries. OR02br
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002. The teen suicide rate is higher than in Asian countries that IT IS or THAT IS in western countries.02br
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00which one is correct?02br
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0 You have some mistakes here that make it difficult to understand which countries have the higher suicide rate. I'll assume that you want to say that the rate is higher in Asian countries. 02br 02br 00 CJ0-

— CalifJim

  • 0 You have some mistakes here that make it difficult to understand which countries have the higher suicide rate.
  • I'll assume that you want to say that the rate is higher in Asian countries.
  • 02br 02br 00 CJ0-
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0 You have some mistakes here that make it difficult to understand which countries have the higher suicide rate. I'll assume that you want to say that the rate is higher in Asian countries. Say it this way:02br
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00 The teen suicide rate is higher in Asian countries than (it is) in western countries.02i02br
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01cite10CalifJim12cite10You have some mistakes here that make it difficult to understand which countries have the higher suicide rate. I'll assume that you want to say that the rate is higher in Asian countries. Say it this way:12br
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10 The teen suicide rate is higher in Asian countries than (it is
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0 01i00... than that in western countries.02i02br
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00 Yes, it is correct like this as well. However, because it is much less usual to see it stated this way, a native speaker finds it a little more difficult to understand in this form. I myself had to read it several times and think about it before it made sense and I realized that it was a corre
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0Hi there,02br
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00thanks very much.02br
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00Then how about the sentence like this:02br
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00The prices of goods and food in Beijing are much lower than THOSE // THEY ARE in the USA.02br
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00Which one is correct, THOSE ARE or THEY ARE or just simply THOSE?02br
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00peter 0-
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0Hi Peter,02br
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00just THOSE.0-
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0 So what's wrong with 01i00lower than they are in the ...02i00?02br
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0 Oh dear. I need to get reading glasses or something. That's the second really dumb mistake I've made in about three minutes. Time for bed, I guess. 0-
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01cite10CalifJim12cite11i10... than that in western countries.12i12br
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10 Yes, it is correct like this as well. However, because it is much less usual to see it stated this way, a native speaker finds it a little more difficult to understand in this form. I myself had to read it several times
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0 Hi CJ02br
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00I myself had to read it several times and think about it before it made sense and I realized that it 01b00was02b00 a correct sentence.02br
00I myself had to read it several times and think about it before it made sense and I realized that it 01b00is02b00 a correct sentence.02br
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01cite10Yoong Liat12cite10Hi CJ12br
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10I myself had to read it several times and think about it before it made sense and I realized that it 11b10was12b10 a correct sentence.12br
10I myself had to read it several times and think about it before it made sense and I realized that it
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