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From: Scotius <wolvzbro@mnsi.net>
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Subject: Re: "More than" versus "Less than"
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 22:43:54 -0500
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On 27 Jan 2004 07:23:45 -0800, celerylao@sinaman.com (Celery) wrote:
>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
The numerical value of "more than 30" cannot "include 30",
obviously. 31 is more than 30. Anything more than 30 is MORE THAN
THIRTY. Ditto for "less than".
As to your question on culture, I'm not sure exactly what you
mean by it. Is it kind of like the question about the theoretical
glass being either half full or half empty?
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