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Snappy Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Larger, compared to

Is it okay to say, "The population of Tokyo is three times larger, compared to Yokohama."?

I think this sentence should be corrected to "The population of Tokyo is three times as large as that of Yokohama." or "The population of Tokyo is three times larger than that of Yokohama." but the latter one sounds a little ambiguous.

Am I correct?
  

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"? You will be understood, but it's not a very good sentence. Am I correct?

— CalifJim

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  • You will be understood, but it's not a very good sentence.
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  • The last one is best: The population of Tokyo is three times (larger than) that of Yokohama.
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SnappyIs it okay to say, "The population of Tokyo is three times larger, compared to Yokohama."?
You will be understood, but it's not a very good sentence.
SnappyI think this sentence should be corrected to "The population of Tokyo is three times as large as that of Yokohama." or "The population of Tokyo is three times larger than that
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CalifJim
SnappyIs it okay to say, "The population of Tokyo is three times larger, compared to Yokohama."?
You will be understood, but it's not a very good sentence.
SnappyI think this sentence should be corrected to "The population of Tokyo is three times as large as that of Yokohama." or "The population of Tokyo
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SnappyI said "ambiguous," because I thought some people would think like this:
A is three times larger than B= The size of A is (A + 3xB) or more.
I see what you mean, but no, that interpretation is not at all likely.
SnappyIs the following sentence wrong?
The population of Tokyo is three times as large as compared to Yokoh
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