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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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increase/expand the number of

0 I want to expand our nuclear plants.02br
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01. 01i 00I want to expand our nuclear plants02i 00. -- means that you want to make the existing plants bigger in some way, such as by increasing capacity, adding additional infrastructure, etc.

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  • 01i 00I want to expand our nuclear plants02i 00.
  • -- means that you want to make the existing plants bigger in some way, such as by increasing capacity, adding additional infrastructure, etc.
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01. 01i00I want to expand our nuclear plants02i00. -- means that you want to make the existing plants bigger in some way, such as by increasing capacity, adding additional infrastructure, etc. Some people 01i00might02i00 understand this expansion to also include building new plants, but to me it doesn't really mean that.02br
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0Mr. Wordy, your explanation is very clear. Thanks a lot!0-
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0 You can expand our nuclear capacity (context = nuclear power), or expand our nuclear power generation, or expand/increase the proliferation of nuclear power plants..02br
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01cite10Mr Wordy12cite10 You can't really "expand" a number.12br
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10This reminds me of the relatively new usage of 'grow', which bothers me no end. But it's in the mainstream now, so I have to accept it. "If you want to 01b00grow02b00 your business
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01cite10Philip12cite10This reminds me of the relatively new usage of 'grow', which bothers me no end. But it's in the mainstream now, so I have to accept it. "If you want to 11b10grow12b10 your business, you'll do such-and-such." 12blockquote
10Hi Philip,02br
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