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Sentence #532635

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 sacredceltic sacredceltic July 30, 2012 July 30, 2012 at 6:53:35 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

can someone explain the function of "again" in this sentence ?

sysko sysko July 30, 2012 July 30, 2012 at 7:04:38 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdict...tionary/half_3

quote "
half as many, much, etc. again (British English) (US half again as much)
an increase of 50% of the existing number or amount"

al_ex_an_der al_ex_an_der July 30, 2012 July 30, 2012 at 7:04:41 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

I think it has to be "half as much again as" (meaning "1.5 times as much as"), in German "anderthalbmal so viel wie".

http://www.linguee.com/english-...+as+much+again

sacredceltic sacredceltic July 30, 2012 July 30, 2012 at 7:27:44 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Merci sysko ! I had bizarrely never read or heard that form before. Must be somewhat archaic or in disuse...

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #105905彼は私の一倍半の本を持っている。.

He has half again as many books as I.

added by blay_paul, September 25, 2010
➜ #105905彼は私の一倍半の本を持っている。

linked by blay_paul, September 25, 2010
➜ #1739192Il a moitié plus de livres que moi.

linked by sacredceltic, July 30, 2012
➜ #2092818У него в полтора раза больше книг, чем у меня.

linked by odexed, April 16, 2015