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BAYRAM ERDEM Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

rip somebody off

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Is the sentence below correct?

Update: this 'corner shop' nearly ripped me off today asking two times more for a bar of chocolate!
  

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BAYRAM ERDEM Is the sentence below correct? It is grammatical, but it is ambiguous. T his corner shop nearly ripped me off today asking me to pay twice for the same bar of chocolate!

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  • BAYRAM ERDEM Is the sentence below correct?
  • It is grammatical, but it is ambiguous.
  • T his corner shop nearly ripped me off today asking me to pay twice for the same bar of chocolate!
  • T his corner shop nearly ripped me off today asking me to pay 8 € for a bar of chocolate - twice the regular price!
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BAYRAM ERDEMIs the sentence below correct?
It is grammatical, but it is ambiguous.

This corner shop nearly ripped me off today asking me to pay twice for the same bar of chocolate!
This corner shop nearly ripped me off today asking me to pay 8 € for a bar of chocolate - twice the regular price!
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It's okay but, it could be simplified as: this (if you've already mentioned one in particular. If you have not, use a.) 'corner shop' nearly ripped me off today asking twice as much (or, twice the price) for a bar of chocolate!
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