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Smart Humanism Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
What is the difference between the two?
Hi, I would like to ask you a question about an explanating phrase from Oxford English Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
The phrase below is an explanation for the word `qualitative` in the dictionary.
"connected with what something is like or how good it is, rather than with how much of it there is."
How about without "with" after "than?
"connected with what something is like or how good it is, rather than how much of it there is."
I thought the latter one is neater and simpler than the former one.
What do you think about this?
The phrase below is an explanation for the word `qualitative` in the dictionary.
"connected with what something is like or how good it is, rather than with how much of it there is."
How about without "with" after "than?
"connected with what something is like or how good it is, rather than how much of it there is."
I thought the latter one is neater and simpler than the former one.
What do you think about this?
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It is a matter of author's preference whether the second "with" is included. The longer and more complicated the object of the first "with", the more the tendency to repeat "with" to remind the reader where they are.
- It is a matter of author's preference whether the second "with" is included.
- The longer and more complicated the object of the first "with", the more the tendency to repeat "with" to remind the reader where they are.
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It is a matter of author's preference whether the second "with" is included. The longer and more complicated the object of the first "with", the more the tendency to repeat "with" to remind the reader where they are.
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