hardyweineberg
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"True, high-tech lavatories are energy hogs, accounting for 4% of household energy consumption in Japan—more than clothes dryers or dishwashers."
Source:https://www.economist.com/business/2009/07/23/flush-with-ambition
I have seen many sentences like this, and I am still confused about why they are grammatical. According to the sentence, 4% is more than clothes dryers or dishwashers, and this doesn't make sense.
1) Is the sentence a shortened form of "True, high-tech lavatories are energy hogs, accounting for 4% of household energy consumption in Japan—more than clothes dryers or dishwashers consume/use"?
2) If I write sentences like the one above, will they be considered confusing or wrong? For example, "Water heating is responsible for 30% of household energy usage, more than refrigeration and heating."
Source:https://www.economist.com/business/2009/07/23/flush-with-ambition
I have seen many sentences like this, and I am still confused about why they are grammatical. According to the sentence, 4% is more than clothes dryers or dishwashers, and this doesn't make sense.
1) Is the sentence a shortened form of "True, high-tech lavatories are energy hogs, accounting for 4% of household energy consumption in Japan—more than clothes dryers or dishwashers consume/use"?
2) If I write sentences like the one above, will they be considered confusing or wrong? For example, "Water heating is responsible for 30% of household energy usage, more than refrigeration and heating."