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Paco2004 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
numeral+more
Hello
I have a question about the usage of "more" with a numeral. I guess "She ate two more hotdogs than her brother" is a more natural construct than "She ate two hotdogs more than her brother". But you would say "She paid twenty dollars more than she needed" rather than "She paid twenty more dollars than she needed". My question is : why do you use "numeral + more + noun + than" when the noun is "hotdogs" and why do you use "numeral + noun + more + than" when the noun is "dollars"?
paco
I have a question about the usage of "more" with a numeral. I guess "She ate two more hotdogs than her brother" is a more natural construct than "She ate two hotdogs more than her brother". But you would say "She paid twenty dollars more than she needed" rather than "She paid twenty more dollars than she needed". My question is : why do you use "numeral + more + noun + than" when the noun is "hotdogs" and why do you use "numeral + noun + more + than" when the noun is "dollars"?
paco
Top answer
Hi Paco, My first reaction is to think that 'twenty dollars' seems like a more 'inseparable phrase'. I think of it almost like 'twenty-dollars'. I don't think of 'two hotdogs' in the same way.
- Hi Paco, My first reaction is to think that 'twenty dollars' seems like a more 'inseparable phrase'.
- I think of it almost like 'twenty-dollars'.
- I don't think of 'two hotdogs' in the same way.
- Perhaps the answer lies along these lines?
- Best wishes, Clive
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Hi Paco,
My first reaction is to think that 'twenty dollars' seems like a more 'inseparable phrase'. I think of it almost like 'twenty-dollars'. I don't think of 'two hotdogs' in the same way.
Perhaps the answer lies along these lines?
Best wishes, Clive
My first reaction is to think that 'twenty dollars' seems like a more 'inseparable phrase'. I think of it almost like 'twenty-dollars'. I don't think of 'two hotdogs' in the same way.
Perhaps the answer lies along these lines?
Best wishes, Clive
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CliveMy first reaction is to think that 'twenty dollars' seems like a more 'inseparable phrase'. I think of it almost like 'twenty-dollars'. I don't think of 'two hotdogs' in the same way.
Perhaps the answer lies along these lines?Hello, Cilve
Thank you!
I've agonized over this question for three days, but now I have a feeling the solution is
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CliveYes, definitely.Hi, Clive
Thanks for the kind confirmation.
paco
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