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  1. 18-Oct-2011, 11:21 #1
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    Default better than do I and better than I do

    Are these sentences both acceptable in spoken English?


    e.g. You speak Chinese better than do I.
    You speak Chinese better than I do.
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    Default Re: better than do I and better than I do

    Only the second is natural.
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