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Twice as much as VS Twice the number

0 1. According to surveys by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, about 20 percent of young adults used cocaine in 1979, 01b00twice as much as those reported in the 1977 survey.02b02br
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002. According to surveys by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, about 20 percent of young adults used cocaine in 1979, 01b00twice the number reported in the 1977 survey.02br
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0 You don't know the number of people in each survey, and the data is expressed in terms of percentages, so you can't possibly use the second one. 02br 02br 00 CJ0-

— CalifJim

  • 0 You don't know the number of people in each survey, and the data is expressed in terms of percentages, so you can't possibly use the second one.
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0 You don't know the number of people in each survey, and the data is expressed in terms of percentages, so you can't possibly use the second one. That might be deceptive.02br
00 I wouldn't use the first one either; I'd use 01i00twice the percentage reported in 197702i00.02br
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01cite10CalifJim12cite10 I wouldn't use the first one either; I'd use 11i10twice the percentage reported in 197712i10.12br
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10OK what if someone puts a gun on (on or at 05000) your head and asks to choose one.05102br
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0Ha ha! Well, if someone put a gun to my head, it wouldn't matter which one I picked, as neither of them are quite right! Unless, of course, I decided the cause of good grammar was worth the ultimate sacrifice, in which case I might cry out "twice as many as those reported..." with my dying breath. 050010id2
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01cite10Lil Rudy Rose12cite10Ha ha! Well, if someone put a gun to my head, it wouldn't matter which one I picked, as neither of them are quite right! Unless, of course, I decided the cause of good grammar was worth the ultimate sacrifice, in which case I might cry out "twice as many as those reported..." with my dying breath. 12bloc
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0Oh no! [A]02br
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00Actually, you'll see from the little symbol by my name that I 01i00am02i00 a woman. Oh well, at least I can encourage the angels to start having some real fun - buying shoes and handbags and eating chocolate cake.02br
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01cite10Lil Ruby Rose12cite10Oh no! [A]12br
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10Actually, you'll see from the little symbol by my name that I 11i10am12i10 a woman. 12br
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10Sorry. I missed that. How come...05000. I always look out for these symbols.01blockquote
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0 The correct expression is02br
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00 I'd choose the second in that case.02br
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0 CJ, have you rejected the first one because it uses much to refer to 01i00percent 02i00which is a countable noun?02br
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00because it uses much to refer ... a countable noun?12blockquote
10Exactly. 01i00 many02i00 would do, however.02br
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