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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Is this correct?
Is this correct?
It cost as much to buy a new one than it does to fix my broken one.
It cost as much to buy a new one than it does to fix my broken one.
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It is not really something a native would say, let alone being correct. You may say: It costs as much to fix / repair something as it is to buy a new one. The cost of fixing something is just/ nearly as much as a new one.
- It is not really something a native would say, let alone being correct.
- You may say: It costs as much to fix / repair something as it is to buy a new one.
- The cost of fixing something is just/ nearly as much as a new one.
- They have the same core meaning.
- If you use "than", the context become comparative, meaning one is higher or lower than the other.
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It is not really something a native would say, let alone being correct.
You may say: It costs as much to fix / repair something as it is to buy a new one.
The cost of fixing something is just/ nearly as much as a new one.
They have the same core meaning.
If you use "than", the context become comparative, meaning one is higher or lower than th
You may say: It costs as much to fix / repair something as it is to buy a new one.
The cost of fixing something is just/ nearly as much as a new one.
They have the same core meaning.
If you use "than", the context become comparative, meaning one is higher or lower than th
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It costs as much to buy a new one as it does to fix my broken one.
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It costs more to buy a new one than it does to fix my broken one.
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It costs more to buy a new one than it does to fix my broken one.
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