Speak better than I
I have no idea what the correct option is from the following:
Most of the people speak better English than I do German.
Most of the people speak better English than my German.
Most of the people are better at English than I am at German.
Most of the people speak better English than I German.
4 is weird. 3 feels superfluous. 2 mixes a verb and a possessive.
comparison
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I have no idea what the correct option is from the following:
Most of the people speak better English than I do German.
Most of the people speak better English than my German.
Most of the people are better at English than I am at German.
Most of the people speak better English than I German.
4 is weird. 3 feels superfluous. 2 mixes a verb and a possessive.
comparison
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Your 1st and 3rd options both seem natural to me; 2 seems to lose the parallel structure for comparison, and the elision of the verb in 4 takes a little processing time.
– user888379
2 days ago
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'Most of the people' seems weird. Try 'Most people'.
– 9fyj'j55-8ujfr5yhjky-'tt6yhkjj
2 days ago
What @9fyj'j55-8ujfr5yhjky-'tt6yhkjj said. And #1
– mcalex
yesterday
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I have no idea what the correct option is from the following:
Most of the people speak better English than I do German.
Most of the people speak better English than my German.
Most of the people are better at English than I am at German.
Most of the people speak better English than I German.
4 is weird. 3 feels superfluous. 2 mixes a verb and a possessive.
comparison
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I have no idea what the correct option is from the following:
Most of the people speak better English than I do German.
Most of the people speak better English than my German.
Most of the people are better at English than I am at German.
Most of the people speak better English than I German.
4 is weird. 3 feels superfluous. 2 mixes a verb and a possessive.
comparison
comparison
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Your 1st and 3rd options both seem natural to me; 2 seems to lose the parallel structure for comparison, and the elision of the verb in 4 takes a little processing time.
– user888379
2 days ago
1
'Most of the people' seems weird. Try 'Most people'.
– 9fyj'j55-8ujfr5yhjky-'tt6yhkjj
2 days ago
What @9fyj'j55-8ujfr5yhjky-'tt6yhkjj said. And #1
– mcalex
yesterday
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Your 1st and 3rd options both seem natural to me; 2 seems to lose the parallel structure for comparison, and the elision of the verb in 4 takes a little processing time.
– user888379
2 days ago
1
'Most of the people' seems weird. Try 'Most people'.
– 9fyj'j55-8ujfr5yhjky-'tt6yhkjj
2 days ago
What @9fyj'j55-8ujfr5yhjky-'tt6yhkjj said. And #1
– mcalex
yesterday
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Your 1st and 3rd options both seem natural to me; 2 seems to lose the parallel structure for comparison, and the elision of the verb in 4 takes a little processing time.
– user888379
2 days ago
Your 1st and 3rd options both seem natural to me; 2 seems to lose the parallel structure for comparison, and the elision of the verb in 4 takes a little processing time.
– user888379
2 days ago
1
1
'Most of the people' seems weird. Try 'Most people'.
– 9fyj'j55-8ujfr5yhjky-'tt6yhkjj
2 days ago
'Most of the people' seems weird. Try 'Most people'.
– 9fyj'j55-8ujfr5yhjky-'tt6yhkjj
2 days ago
What @9fyj'j55-8ujfr5yhjky-'tt6yhkjj said. And #1
– mcalex
yesterday
What @9fyj'j55-8ujfr5yhjky-'tt6yhkjj said. And #1
– mcalex
yesterday
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1,2,3 sound natural to me, 4 sounds awkward reminds me of someone from several decades or perhaps 1800s speaking. In written I wouldn't bat an eye to the fourth sentence but I dont think anyone in my region would ever say that.
answered 2 days ago
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Downvoter: care to explain?
– mcalex
yesterday
I upvoted, so, some people must really be against your explanation.
– brainwash
yesterday
@mcalex, nothing to explain here, they sound weird. Im not sure why, I just would never say them. Although I agree "most people" is more natural than most of the people. Without a doubt #4 no one would ever say where I live.
– bobbin
yesterday
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1,2,3 sound natural to me, 4 sounds awkward reminds me of someone from several decades or perhaps 1800s speaking. In written I wouldn't bat an eye to the fourth sentence but I dont think anyone in my region would ever say that.
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I upvoted, so, some people must really be against your explanation.
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@mcalex, nothing to explain here, they sound weird. Im not sure why, I just would never say them. Although I agree "most people" is more natural than most of the people. Without a doubt #4 no one would ever say where I live.
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yesterday
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1,2,3 sound natural to me, 4 sounds awkward reminds me of someone from several decades or perhaps 1800s speaking. In written I wouldn't bat an eye to the fourth sentence but I dont think anyone in my region would ever say that.
answered 2 days ago
bobbinbobbin
371
Downvoter: care to explain?
– mcalex
yesterday
I upvoted, so, some people must really be against your explanation.
– brainwash
yesterday
@mcalex, nothing to explain here, they sound weird. Im not sure why, I just would never say them. Although I agree "most people" is more natural than most of the people. Without a doubt #4 no one would ever say where I live.
– bobbin
yesterday
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1,2,3 sound natural to me, 4 sounds awkward reminds me of someone from several decades or perhaps 1800s speaking. In written I wouldn't bat an eye to the fourth sentence but I dont think anyone in my region would ever say that.
answered 2 days ago
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1,2,3 sound natural to me, 4 sounds awkward reminds me of someone from several decades or perhaps 1800s speaking. In written I wouldn't bat an eye to the fourth sentence but I dont think anyone in my region would ever say that.
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– mcalex
yesterday
I upvoted, so, some people must really be against your explanation.
– brainwash
yesterday
@mcalex, nothing to explain here, they sound weird. Im not sure why, I just would never say them. Although I agree "most people" is more natural than most of the people. Without a doubt #4 no one would ever say where I live.
– bobbin
yesterday
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Downvoter: care to explain?
– mcalex
yesterday
I upvoted, so, some people must really be against your explanation.
– brainwash
yesterday
@mcalex, nothing to explain here, they sound weird. Im not sure why, I just would never say them. Although I agree "most people" is more natural than most of the people. Without a doubt #4 no one would ever say where I live.
– bobbin
yesterday
Downvoter: care to explain?
– mcalex
yesterday
Downvoter: care to explain?
– mcalex
yesterday
I upvoted, so, some people must really be against your explanation.
– brainwash
yesterday
I upvoted, so, some people must really be against your explanation.
– brainwash
yesterday
@mcalex, nothing to explain here, they sound weird. Im not sure why, I just would never say them. Although I agree "most people" is more natural than most of the people. Without a doubt #4 no one would ever say where I live.
– bobbin
yesterday
@mcalex, nothing to explain here, they sound weird. Im not sure why, I just would never say them. Although I agree "most people" is more natural than most of the people. Without a doubt #4 no one would ever say where I live.
– bobbin
yesterday
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Your 1st and 3rd options both seem natural to me; 2 seems to lose the parallel structure for comparison, and the elision of the verb in 4 takes a little processing time.
– user888379
2 days ago
1
'Most of the people' seems weird. Try 'Most people'.
– 9fyj'j55-8ujfr5yhjky-'tt6yhkjj
2 days ago
What @9fyj'j55-8ujfr5yhjky-'tt6yhkjj said. And #1
– mcalex
yesterday