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Tuongvan

#521440 Sun, 01 Jun 08 01:10 AM

Hi teachers ,

Is it ok if I say like this ?:

Their products sell very well thanks to their low prices though the quality of their products is only about two-thirds of that of ours .

Thank you in advance

Tuongvan

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Chibi

#521449 Sun, 01 Jun 08 01:22 AM

I think it would be better to say: "Their products are very well-sold just for the low prices. In fact, the quality of their products is about two-thirds as much as that of ours"

Chibi

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Chibi

#521458 Sun, 01 Jun 08 01:46 AM

Sorry, there is a mistake in my sentence: 'about two-thirds as good as that of ours', not 'about two-thirds as much as that of ours'

Chibi

Marius Hancu

#521463 Sun, 01 Jun 08 01:56 AM

Their products sell very well thanks to their low prices, [COMMA] though their quality is only about two-thirds of that of ours.

Still, I don't think you can say their quality is only about two-thirds of ours.

You should mention there the specific parameters which quantify the quality. Not easy in a compact fashion.

Marius Hancu

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Grammar Geek

#521467 Sun, 01 Jun 08 01:59 AM

I completely agree with Marius. Unless you have objective measures of quality, I don't know how you can say it's two-thirds.

Grammar Geek

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Tuongvan

#521504 Sun, 01 Jun 08 04:12 AM

Thank you Marius and Grammar Geek,

Now I know that I must say:

Their products sell very well thanks to their low prices , though their quality is only about two-thirds of that of ours.

and I mustn't say:"Their products sell very well thanks to their low prices, though their quality is only about two-thirds of (without THAT) ours."

Best wishes

Tuongvan

Grammar

Grammar Geek

#521508 Sun, 01 Jun 08 04:23 AM

Okay, setting aside whether you can really say it's 2/3...

THEIR PRODUCTS is the subject, so to later use "THEIR QUALITY" doesn't really work.

..., thought the quality of their products is about 2/3 of that of ours.

Grammar Geek

Tuongvan

#521533 Sun, 01 Jun 08 05:34 AM

Thank you ever so much Grammar Geek Beer

Tuongvan

Grammar

Chibi

#521572 Sun, 01 Jun 08 10:11 AM

Excuse me, I still wonder if we can really say 2/3 of ...In my opinion, it couldn't be expressed like that.

I remember reading a sentence like: He is twice as tall as me/I am.

So can we apply the same structure in this situation - I mean, can we say: ..., though the quality of their products is about 2/3 as good as that of ours?

Moreover, what does "sell" mean here when we say: "Their products sell very well"? Does it mean "make people want to buy sth"?

Can you please help me to clarify it?

Thank you!

Chibi

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