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Electrum Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

More than doubled

I've been using this construction but I don't really like it. What is grammarians' opinion?

The more than doubled their income.

We don't say:

He more than ate. He gorged hgimself.

Or do we?
  

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Hi, I've been using this construction but I don't really like it. What is grammarians' opinion? The y more than doubled their income.

  • Hi, I've been using this construction but I don't really like it.
  • What is grammarians' opinion?
  • The y more than doubled their income.
  • Fine We don't say: He more than ate.
  • He gorged himself .
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Hi,

I've been using this construction but I don't really like it. What is grammarians' opinion?

They more than doubled their income. Fine

We don't say:

He more than ate. He gorged himself.

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