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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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more than 100 points more

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He scored more than 100 points more than the person is 2nd place.

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" It is confusing to use two. There are several ways to word it: He scored better than a 100 points more than the person in second place. His score was more than 100 points better than that of the person in second place.

— Doctor D

  • " It is confusing to use two.
  • There are several ways to word it: He scored better than a 100 points more than the person in second place.
  • His score was more than 100 points better than that of the person in second place.
  • He scored more than a 100 points above the second place finisher.
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I would use only one "more." It is confusing to use two. There are several ways to word it:

He scored better than a 100 points more than the person in second place.
His score was more than 100 points better than that of the person in second place.
He scored more than a 100 points above the second place finisher.
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I'd say, "He scored over 100 points more than the person in 2nd place".
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