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Sandeepv889
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Usage of it

by Sandeepv889 Thu Dec 15, 2016 8:13 pm

The air quality of Los Angeles in 2010 was higher than it 1995.

Ron,

I picked this sentence from one of your study hall sessions on comparisons. You said it refers to air quality of Los Angeles in 2010 and therefore it is nonsensical to say air quality of Los Angeles in 2010 in 1995.

However in OG 13 #85, [redacted]
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Re: Usage of it

by RonPurewal Sun Dec 18, 2016 3:02 pm

there are definitely some words missing from that sentence.

we can't discuss OG problems. that includes discussions that don't cite the text of the problems.
...but, your interpretation of that problem was incorrect. go back to the context and think about the meaning more carefully.