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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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twice as many books again as

"John has twice as many books again as I."

If I have 20 books, then John has 30 books.
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No, if John has "half again as much as you" and you had 20, he'd have 30. Twice as many means 2x. You have 20, he has 40.

— BarbaraPA

  • No, if John has "half again as much as you" and you had 20, he'd have 30.
  • Twice as many means 2x.
  • You have 20, he has 40.
  • "Twice as many again" - I'm not sure.
  • It could be that if you have 20, he has 60 - twice as many as you plus what you had to start with.
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No, if John has "half again as much as you" and you had 20, he'd have 30.

Twice as many means 2x. You have 20, he has 40.

"Twice as many again" - I'm not sure. It could be that if you have 20, he has 60 - twice as many as you plus what you had to start with. It's not a common expression.
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There are already twelve bottles of wine, so if I buy as many again (= another twelve bottles) we'll have enough.

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