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Numbers in comparisons

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gs.abhinav
 Post subject: Numbers in comparisons
 Post Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:08 am 
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Hi,

Pg 256 of the SC guide, Numbers in Comparison, states that when relating quantities by multiplication use "times" and "as...as..."

Is there ever an exception to this rule? Specifically, is the following construction acceptable? If so, why and if not then can you please help me with the right construction?

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reachdeepaky
 Post subject: Re: Numbers in comparisons
 Post Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 10:57 am 
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i am also confused over this.

Experts please help.
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tim
 Post subject: Re: Numbers in comparisons
 Post Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 5:29 pm 
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It's totally fine, and both can be used. i think the point the guide is trying to make is that they definitely have different meanings and they are not interchangeable. If i have 3 times as many pogs as you have, i cannot change it to say i have 3 times more pogs than you have, because that would mean i have 4 times as many..

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