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Taka Posted 13 years ago
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"He has three times as many books as I have" can be converted to "He has three times more books than I have." But I don't think such conversion would work for "He has one third as many books as I have."

Then, how would you interpret "He has one third more books than I have"?
  

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Such expressions can be tricky. Here's my interpretation. "He has three times as many books as I have" eg I have 3.

— Clive

  • Such expressions can be tricky.
  • Here's my interpretation.
  • "He has three times as many books as I have" eg I have 3.
  • He has 9.
  • " Not clear to me.
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Such expressions can be tricky. Here's my interpretation.

"He has three times as many books as I have" eg I have 3. He has 9.
can be converted to

"He has three times more books than I have." Not clear to me.
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Clive"He has one third more books than I have"?eg I have 3. He has 4.
Just as I thought. Good.

"He has three times more books than I have." Not clear to me.
… or he has 12.
Oh, it can also be interpreted that way. So grammatically speaking, would this example below sound ambiguous as well?

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To me, yes.
I'd say eg Canada is three times the size of India.
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CliveTo me, yes.I'd say eg Canada is three times the size of India.
Or "Canada is three times as big/large as India", right?
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Good. Thanks, Clive!
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