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To: shove_it
“...almost 14 times less ...”

This vexes me. I would much prefer to see “almost 1/14th as much.”

Just add it to the list of things that vex me.

10 posted on 09/16/2014 12:26:56 PM PDT by garyb
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To: garyb

Yup, that’s better.


13 posted on 09/16/2014 12:27:51 PM PDT by shove_it (The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen -- Dennis Prager)
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To: garyb; All

A pet peeve of mine as well...I cringe when I hear some nimrod say something like ‘this product has ten times LESS than that one...’ wouldn’t it make more sense to say ‘1/10 as much?


23 posted on 09/16/2014 12:56:27 PM PDT by notdownwidems (Shellback pollywogs! U.S.S. William H. Standley, CG-32 1977-80)
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