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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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that of?

0Today the weather is worse than (that of) yesterday02br
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00should i put "that of" in this sentance?0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 00Not unless you want to be considered pedantic. 02font 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive010id1

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 00Not unless you want to be considered pedantic.
  • 02font 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive010id1
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0Hi,02br
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00Not unless you want to be considered pedantic. (Sorry, MrP 05000)02br
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00However, you'll occasionally hear people say 01font00Today's weather is worse that yesterday's.02font02br
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00Best wishes, Clive010id1
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01cite10Clive12cite10Hi,12br
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10However, you'll occasionally hear people say 11font10Today's weather is worse that yesterday's.12font12br
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10Best wishes, Clive12br
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10Hi Clive02br
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1font00Today's weather is worse than yesterday's.02font02br
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01font00In scientific contexts, I very often see this construction:02font02br
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01font00than that of yesterday('s)02font0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Just to confirm: is it a typo? 00Yes, thanks for pointing that out. 00The word 'that' should be 'than' shouldn't it?02font02br
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01font02font02br
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01font00than that of yesterday('s) 02font00
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0Hello Clive02br
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00A friend of mine -- correct02br
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01font00than that of yesterday's -- incorrect02font02br
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01font00I cannot come up with an explanation as to why the first is okay, the second is not.02font02br
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01cite10Inchoateknowledge12cite10Hello Clive12br
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10A friend of mine -- correct12br
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11font10than that of yesterday's -- incorrect12font12br
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11font10I cannot come up with an explanation as to why the fir
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0Hello Milky02br
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00Today's weather is worse than 01font00that02font00 of yesterday's.02br
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01font00that02font00 = weather02br
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00anaphoric reference02br
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00Today's weather is worse than 01font
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01cite10Inchoateknowledge12cite10Hello Milky12br
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10Today's weather is worse than 11font10that12font10 of yesterday's.12br
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11font10that12font10 = weather12br
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10anaphoric reference
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01cite10Yoong Liat12cite11blockquote
11cite20Inchoateknowledge22cite22br
20Hello Milky22br
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20Today's weather is worse than 21font20that22font20 of yesterday's.22br
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0assumptions are the mother of all *** ups, Yong05002br
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00I need a native speaker to explain what you're trying to tell me, Incho.030src/emoticons/emotion-5.gif
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