• Squirrel@thelemmy.club
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    1 year ago

    Yeah, I’m being quite pedantic, but it is genuine. It’s a common language mistake that frustrates me.

    Don’t try to multiply a relative descriptor when you can use hard numbers (i.e. it’s 20 hours shorter) or the appropriate relative measurement (i.e. it’s 20% as long). It’s both improper English and less clear (maybe “2 times harder to understand”?) to do so.