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> "900% more expensive" is literally just another way of writing "ten times as expensive". No, it is not. Same way as "ten times more expensive" is not the sa
by lightgreen 7y ago
> "900% more expensive" is literally just another way of writing "ten times as expensive".
No, it is not.
Same way as "ten times more expensive" is not the same as "10.000000 times more expensive".
Using percentages here implies high precision.
> Would you rather they went with "1000% more expensive"
"10 times more expensive" sound just right.
> I really don't know what kind of editorial sensationalism conspiracy you are trying to posit here.
Sorry, no sensation here. Just false precision which is a bad sign.