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Hanuman_2000 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

more/greater

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002. 57 is greater than 25.02br
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0 Both are correct. 02br 02br 00 CJ0-

— CalifJim

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0 Both are correct. In a mathematics book, you are more likely to see the second one.02br
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01cite10CalifJim12cite10Both are correct. In a mathematics book, you are more likely to see the second one.12br
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10Hello Jim,02br
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00"Men are more than women in this comp
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0I'm not Jim, but if you don't mind my answering this:02br
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00Men are more 01i00numerous02i00 than women in this company.02br
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01i00There are more men02i00 than women in this company.0-
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10I'm not Jim, but if you don't mind my answering this:12br
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10Men are more 11i10numerous12i10 than women in this company.12br
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0No, you are mixing up completely different things. 'Numerous' and 'more' mean 'a greater amount01b00 02b00of something' and not'bigger'. More than or greater than mean bigger/larger than.02br
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00When you are discussing numbers themselves, you can use either 'more than' or .greater than'. You aren't counting the numbers, and saying there are more o
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0Excellent clarification Nona! Thank you Nona, CalifJim, and Grammar Geek0-
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