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1Likes- 25-Nov-2011, 08:02 #1
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has more richest people than other African countries Egypt has more richest people than other African countries. (I mean "more billionaires")
Is this sentence grammatically acceptable? Thank you in advance.Last edited by joham; 25-Nov-2011 at 08:13.
- 25-Nov-2011, 08:34 #2
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Teacher Re: has more richest people than other African countries No it isn't. You can't use a superlative ('richest') like that.
Originally Posted by joham 
If you mean "more billionaires", the sentence you want is "Egypt has more billionaires than any other African country." (If that's what you mean).
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