A sentence from The Economist that I don't understand
Here is a sentence from economy magazine The Economist that I don't understand.
Fully 5.8m more Americans are in work than in December of that year, when the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates. That is two-thirds as many as lost their jobs during the Great Recession.
The italicized sentence is the one that confuses me. Shouldn't it be "That is two-thirds as many as those who lost their jobs during the Great Recession?"
I hardly believe The Economist made a mistake in that sentence. Can anyone tell me why the sentence is correct as it is and, if there is any, what words might have been omitted from that sentence?
Thank you.
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Here is a sentence from economy magazine The Economist that I don't understand.
Fully 5.8m more Americans are in work than in December of that year, when the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates. That is two-thirds as many as lost their jobs during the Great Recession.
The italicized sentence is the one that confuses me. Shouldn't it be "That is two-thirds as many as those who lost their jobs during the Great Recession?"
I hardly believe The Economist made a mistake in that sentence. Can anyone tell me why the sentence is correct as it is and, if there is any, what words might have been omitted from that sentence?
Thank you.
grammar
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Could you cite the Economist article link?
– Lordology
Jan 5 at 10:20
economist.com/united-states/2018/07/12/…
– San Kim
Jan 5 at 10:42
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Here is a sentence from economy magazine The Economist that I don't understand.
Fully 5.8m more Americans are in work than in December of that year, when the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates. That is two-thirds as many as lost their jobs during the Great Recession.
The italicized sentence is the one that confuses me. Shouldn't it be "That is two-thirds as many as those who lost their jobs during the Great Recession?"
I hardly believe The Economist made a mistake in that sentence. Can anyone tell me why the sentence is correct as it is and, if there is any, what words might have been omitted from that sentence?
Thank you.
grammar
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Here is a sentence from economy magazine The Economist that I don't understand.
Fully 5.8m more Americans are in work than in December of that year, when the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates. That is two-thirds as many as lost their jobs during the Great Recession.
The italicized sentence is the one that confuses me. Shouldn't it be "That is two-thirds as many as those who lost their jobs during the Great Recession?"
I hardly believe The Economist made a mistake in that sentence. Can anyone tell me why the sentence is correct as it is and, if there is any, what words might have been omitted from that sentence?
Thank you.
grammar
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edited Jan 5 at 10:47
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edited Jan 5 at 10:47
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Could you cite the Economist article link?
– Lordology
Jan 5 at 10:20
economist.com/united-states/2018/07/12/…
– San Kim
Jan 5 at 10:42
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Could you cite the Economist article link?
– Lordology
Jan 5 at 10:20
economist.com/united-states/2018/07/12/…
– San Kim
Jan 5 at 10:42
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Could you cite the Economist article link?
– Lordology
Jan 5 at 10:20
Could you cite the Economist article link?
– Lordology
Jan 5 at 10:20
economist.com/united-states/2018/07/12/…
– San Kim
Jan 5 at 10:42
economist.com/united-states/2018/07/12/…
– San Kim
Jan 5 at 10:42
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as2 Adverb
1.1 Used to emphasize an amount.
'as many as twenty-two rare species may be at risk'
OOD
Looks proper to me.
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as2 Adverb
1.1 Used to emphasize an amount.
'as many as twenty-two rare species may be at risk'
OOD
Looks proper to me.
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as2 Adverb
1.1 Used to emphasize an amount.
'as many as twenty-two rare species may be at risk'
OOD
Looks proper to me.
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as2 Adverb
1.1 Used to emphasize an amount.
'as many as twenty-two rare species may be at risk'
OOD
Looks proper to me.
answered 14 hours ago
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as2 Adverb
1.1 Used to emphasize an amount.
'as many as twenty-two rare species may be at risk'
OOD
Looks proper to me.
answered 14 hours ago
MikeJRamsey56MikeJRamsey56
2,224313
answered 14 hours ago
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answered 14 hours ago
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Could you cite the Economist article link?
– Lordology
Jan 5 at 10:20
economist.com/united-states/2018/07/12/…
– San Kim
Jan 5 at 10:42