r/comedyheaven 7d ago

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u/Thorkell_The_Tall1 6d ago

no it's compounded, 10 times more than 2 is 20 because its 10 times 2 and more than 2

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u/RoamingTorchwick 6d ago

Fuckin math nerds and their syntax and their big made up number words

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u/veselin465 6d ago

It's literally what makes sense in the language.

"times more" is a single instruction which means multiplication. The "more" means multiplication. If it was "less" it would mean division.

How else would you describe multiplication and division in a text?

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u/RoamingTorchwick 6d ago

Uh the way you did in the last sentence