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Marian Nedelcu Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
no less
Could "no less" express an exact amount of things as following?
There were no less then 266 cars at that exibition.
There were no less then 266 cars at that exibition.
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Yes. In normal contexts, this will be taken to mean that there were 266. The phrase also suggests the speaker is surprised that there were that many.
- Yes.
- In normal contexts, this will be taken to mean that there were 266.
- The phrase also suggests the speaker is surprised that there were that many.
- Some people will say that you should say 'no fewer than'.
- Clive
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Yes. In normal contexts, this will be taken to mean that there were 266.
The phrase also suggests the speaker is surprised that there were that many.
Some people will say that you should say 'no fewer than'.
Clive
The phrase also suggests the speaker is surprised that there were that many.
Some people will say that you should say 'no fewer than'.
Clive
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Is there any difference between "no less than" and "no fewer than"? Which of them is more appropriate to use in above sentence?
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