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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
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the less it brings you joy

The more you make, the more you want. The more you have, the less it brings you joy.

The more ... the less joy it brings you.

As far as I'm concerned, the second version of the above two reads better and makes more sense. But the original uses the first one, so I need your opinions. Thanks.
  

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Hi, The more you make, the more you want. The more you have, the less it brings you joy . The more ...

  • Hi, The more you make, the more you want.
  • The more you have, the less it brings you joy .
  • The more ...
  • the less joy it brings you .
  • As far as I'm concerned, the second version of the above two reads better and makes more sense.
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Hi,

The more you make, the more you want. The more you have, the less it brings you joy.

The more ... the less joy it brings you.

As far as I'm concerned, the second version of the above two reads better a
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CliveHi,

The more you make, the more you want. The more you have, the less it brings you joy.

The more ... the less joy it brings you.

As far as I'm concerned, the second version
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Hi again,

I can see your reasoning clearly in your reply. Nevertheless, I still have some doubt, that is, if we think of the sentence in question as the following, would my suggestion read better? Yes, this version sounds OK.

The more you make, the more you want. The more money you have, the less j
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