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Usually shorthand is shorter than the alternative, but not so when comparing "5x less" to "1/5".
by sbov 10y ago
Usually shorthand is shorter than the alternative, but not so when comparing "5x less" to "1/5".
- brian-armstrong 10y agoYou would likely need to say "1/5 as much" to be grammatically and semantically correct. It doesn't flow as nicely.