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by confuse mind » Mon Aug 06, 2012 5:46 pm

The stereo system in your room is bigger than that in my room.
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The stereo system in your room is bigger than one in my room.

Are both the above sentences correct or which one one?

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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:02 pm

To me, the second seems to imply that there is more than one stereo system in my room. The first sentence is more precise. I would prefer:

The stereo system in your room is bigger than the one in my room.

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