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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Longer than his or that of his

Hi. I think both of the following example sentences are correct and mean basically the same, although we might use no. 1 more than no. 2. Is that right?

1. His nose is longer than his.

2. His nose is longer than that of his.

  

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Anonymous 1. His nose is longer than his. Where the two occurrences of 'his' refer to two different people, this is OK.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous 1.
  • His nose is longer than his.
  • Where the two occurrences of 'his' refer to two different people, this is OK.
  • It's generally not a good idea to use example sentences which show this kind of ambiguity.
  • You might remember that for the future.
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Anonymous1. His nose is longer than his.

Where the two occurrences of 'his' refer to two different people, this is OK.

It's generally not a good idea to use example sentences which show this kind of ambiguity. You might remember that for the future.

Anonymous2. His nose is longer than that of his.

Not good a

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