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John liao Posted 12 years ago
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with units or without units?
Petrol and oil are the dominant fuel sources throughout this period, with 35 quadrillion units used in 1980, rising to 42q in 2012.
What is the difference between "with 35 quadrillion units" and "with 35 quadrillion" in the sentence above?
What is the difference between "with 35 quadrillion units" and "with 35 quadrillion" in the sentence above?
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45 quadrillion Gallons? Pounds? What?
- 45 quadrillion Gallons?
- Pounds?
- What?
- I don't know.
- 45 quadrillion units Does not give rise to questions like the above.
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45 quadrillion Gallons? Pounds? What? I don't know.
45 quadrillion units Does not give rise to questions like the above. It is assumed that the reader knows what 'a unit' means.
45 quadrillion units Does not give rise to questions like the above. It is assumed that the reader knows what 'a unit' means.
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