Can I get help from native speakers?

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Can I get help from native speakers?

Can I get help from native speakers?

Use comparison of scale and start as shown.

(1) My grandfather is 80. My uncle is only 40.

* My grandfather is twice as old as my uncle. (This is correct)

* My uncle is ..........................................................................

(2) My jacket costs $150. Your jacket costs $50.

* My jacket is three times as expensive as yours. (This is correct)

* Your jacket is ...........................................................................

3 Apr 2010

lango

My uncle is half as old as my grandfather / My uncle is half the age of my grandfather.

Your jacket is 3 times cheaper than mine.

3 Apr 2010

Apodo

I would say �Your jacket cost a third of the price of mine �

(I have used past tense �cost� because the jacket has already been purchased)

3 Apr 2010

yanogator

Apodo is correct about the jacket. I �ve noticed in US advertising that "three times cheaper" and "three times less" are becoming popular, but mathematically that doesn �t work at all. Three times cheaper would be a price that is 300% less than the other. Well, 100% less would be free, so if it is 300% less, the store would be paying you to take it.

Bruce

3 Apr 2010