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More costly

0 With the cost of airtime cellular service is more costly than landlines, but most carriers offer attractive pricing options that effectively eliminate roaming and long-distance costs. Do we need "is more costly" or "more costly", please advise. 0-
  

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0The whole thing needs a little more work-- you need to get rid of both 'is' and 'but': 02br 02br 00With the cost of airtime cellular service more costly than landlines, most carriers offer attractive pricing options that effectively eliminate roaming and long-distance costs. 0-

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  • 0The whole thing needs a little more work-- you need to get rid of both 'is' and 'but': 02br 02br 00With the cost of airtime cellular service more costly than landlines, most carriers offer attractive pricing options that effectively eliminate roaming and long-distance costs.
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0The whole thing needs a little more work-- you need to get rid of both 'is' and 'but': 02br
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00With the cost of airtime cellular service more costly than landlines, most carriers offer attractive pricing options that effectively eliminate roaming and long-distance costs. 0-
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0 Couldn't we replace "more costly" by "more expensive"? 0-
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0Indeed we could, but I don't believe that that is to our Guest's purpose. 0-
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0 Shore, sorry, sure. 0-
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0 Don't 01i00you02i00start with the "shore/shorely" stuff! 050010id38
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0 Sorry, Ma'am, the very first one was addressed to ME! 02br
00I'm entitled to refer to it if I choose! 0-
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0 Oh well - OK then! If it's yours, I suppose you can use it. Just don't use it annoyedly![A] 0-
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0Me? Never! 050010id1
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0 Can costs be costly, I wonder. 02br
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00(He said bewilderedly.) 02br
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00MrP 0-
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0 Hi, 02br
00Well, I would edit the original sentence in a different way, with a different meaning. 02br
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00"With the cost of airtime, cellular service is more costly than landlines, but most carriers offer attractive pricing options that effectively eliminate roaming and long-distance costs." 02br
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00I must admit I don't know anything
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