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sandeep_chhabra: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 73; Joined: Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:28 amFollowed by: 1 member; Location: India; Thanked: 1 times

by sandeep_chhabra » Wed May 14, 2008 11:20 am

Which of the following is correct and why?

1) Although nearly 30 percent of the more than 9 million residents
2) Although nearly 30 percent of over 9 million of the residents

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s_raizada: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 146; Joined: Thu Mar 27, 2008 2:13 pm; Thanked: 1 times

by s_raizada » Wed May 14, 2008 2:54 pm

option 2 is unidiomatic
We always use more than, fewer than with countable nouns.

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