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Komountain Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
"...than that of ..."
Hi.
I came across a sentence that read:
"The problem of global warming is much harder to solve than ozone depletion."
Well, this sentence coveys its meaning clearly enough, but what bothers me a bit is the way it's constructed. I would put 'that of' between 'than' and 'ozone.' Am I painting the lily? I'm afraid I'm simply nitpicking at a small thing like this, but something in me compels me to ask.
p.s. Do you native speakers use the idiom 'paint the lily'? My dictionary gives two conflicting pieces of information: colloquial and archaic.
Thank you.
I came across a sentence that read:
"The problem of global warming is much harder to solve than ozone depletion."
Well, this sentence coveys its meaning clearly enough, but what bothers me a bit is the way it's constructed. I would put 'that of' between 'than' and 'ozone.' Am I painting the lily? I'm afraid I'm simply nitpicking at a small thing like this, but something in me compels me to ask.
p.s. Do you native speakers use the idiom 'paint the lily'? My dictionary gives two conflicting pieces of information: colloquial and archaic.
Thank you.
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To be more precise, I would use "that of" as you suggest. ) "gilding the lily", but extremely, extremely rarely. CJ
- To be more precise, I would use "that of" as you suggest.
- ) "gilding the lily", but extremely, extremely rarely.
- CJ
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To be more precise, I would use "that of" as you suggest.
I've only heard (in the U.S.) "gilding the lily", but extremely, extremely rarely.
CJ
I've only heard (in the U.S.) "gilding the lily", but extremely, extremely rarely.
CJ
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