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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

plus vs including

0 According to Rapp, al-Marri received up to $13,000 for his trip, 01b00plus02b00 money to buy a laptop, courtesy of Mustafa Ahmad al-Hawsawi, who is suspected of helping finance the September 11 attacks. 02br
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00With the world plus, does the total money received come up to more than $13, 000?02br
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00What if plus is replaced with 'including', does the meaning change?02br
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0 Hi N2G02br 00The word 'plus' seems to mean 'in addition' in your sentence. 0-

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  • 0 Hi N2G02br 00The word 'plus' seems to mean 'in addition' in your sentence.
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0 Hi N2G02br
00The word 'plus' seems to mean 'in addition' in your sentence. So, I'd say 'including' would not be an appropriate replacement.0-
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0Just to make sure I get it right, so the recipient received more than 13,000, am I right?0-
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0That's what the sentence suggests to me. 02br
00What seems clearest is that he was given separate sums of money for separate reasons. 0-
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0AHA! That's a good point. Thanks, Yankee!0-
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0Hi guys,02br
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00'Plus' simply indicates 'increased by'. eg02br
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01font005 plus 1 = 6. 02font02br
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01font00I made a reservation for 5 people, plus Tom. 01i01u00Total = 6 people.02u02i02font02br
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0I never thought of the word plus as the mathematical operator '+'. Now, it all makes sense! THANKS CLIVE!0-
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If: 20 dollars, including $5 tax, then it is 20 dollars total. Original price is 15 dollars

If you say 20 dollars, plus $5 tax, then it is 25 dollars total.

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