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Kook j Posted 15 years ago
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More than

Hi.

The number declined more than I expected.

Does the sentence above mean The decline rate was larger than I expected. ?

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Yes. I expected the number to decline from 100 to 75. Actually, it declined to 50.

— Anonymous

  • Yes.
  • I expected the number to decline from 100 to 75.
  • Actually, it declined to 50.
  • So the number declined beyond the degree in which I had expected it to decline.
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Yes.

I expected the number to decline from 100 to 75. Actually, it declined to 50.

So the number declined beyond the degree in which I had expected it to decline.
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kook jThe number declined more than I expected.

Does the sentence above mean The decline rate was larger than I expected. ?
Yes. That's right.

CJ
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