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John liao Posted 12 years ago
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the positions of than and pretty much?

Because it's taller than pretty much the rest of Dublin, it does dominate the skyline.

Can I say "Because it's pretty much taller than the rest of Dublin, it does dominate the skyline."? Which one is much better?
  

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"? Which one is much better? Which do you want to say?

— CalifJim

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  • Which one is much better?
  • Which do you want to say?
  • pretty much the rest of Dublin ~ almost all of the rest of Dublin; just about all of the rest of Dublin or pretty much taller ~ considerably more tall; quite a bit taller CJ
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john liao Because it's taller than pretty much the rest of Dublin, it does dominate the skyline.Can I say "Because it's pretty much taller than the rest of Dublin, it does dominate the skyline."? Which one is much better?
Which do you want to say?

pretty much the rest of Dublin ~ almost all of the rest of Dublin; just about all of the rest of D
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The revised sentence has a completely different meaning from the original sentence, and makes no sense in this context.
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Anonymousmakes no sense in this context.
Hmm. I thought it made more sense. Emotion: smile

CJ
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