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From: celerylao@sinaman.com (Celery)
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Subject: "More than" versus "Less than"
Date: 27 Jan 2004 07:23:45 -0800
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Hi All,
How do you interpret the meaning of "more than" and "less than"? If
someone says "more than 30", does it mean a value greater than 30 (30
excluded) or a value greater than 30 (30 included)? If someone says
"less than 30", does it mean a value smaller than 30 (30 excluded)?
Do you personally think that there is a cultural difference in the
perception of "more than" and "less than" across different native
language speakers?
Thanks in advance for your input
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