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0It could be a lot 01del00of 02del00worse than what / 01font00that02font00 you thought. 02br
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00It could be worse than what / 01font00that02font00 you thought. 0-

0It could be worse than 01b01font00what 02font02b00you thought. (This sentence is okay to me.)02br
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00It could be worse than 01font00that02font00 you thought. (This doesn't sound right to me.)02br
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00Am I correct?0-

0 No02br
00The two sentences are very similar in meaning but have different syntax.02br
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00It could be worse than 01font00that02font00 (you thought)02br
00It could be worse than 01font00(what02font00 you thought)02br
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00Do the brackets

0It could be worse than 01font00that02font00 (you thought)02br
00It could be worse than 01font00(what02font00 you thought)02br
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00In the first sentence the pronoun is the object of the preposition, which is modified by a relative clause: 01i01b00you tho

0Hi Incho02br
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00I would like to hear from other native speakers. However, thanks for your explanation. 0-

0 Hello Yong02br
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00If I were you I would take what I say with a pinch of salt.02br
00I tend to lead people to astray unintentionally 050010id6

0 Hi Yoong and Incho,02br
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00First of all, you're both to be commended for your efforts to learn my native tongue (which I sometimes garble myself!)...and for your interest in helping others.02br
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00Here are my thoughts on the examples given:01ol

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1. 00"It could be worse than 01b01font00what 

1font00"It could be a lot of worse than what you thought."02font00 00Sould be: It could be 01b00much02b00 worse than what you thought.01font00 02font02br
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01font00"It could be worse than what you thought." 02font01font

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01cite10Yoong Liat12cite10It could be worse than 11b11font10what 12font12b10you thought. (This sentence is okay to me.)12br
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10It could be worse than 11font10that12font10 you thought. (This doesn't sound rig

0 Many thanks, Phoenix and Caliban. 0-