10 times better/10 times as good as

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vasea1977

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Hello everyone,
Is N2 wrong?
1. The weather here is 10 times better than in England.
2. The weather here is 10 times as good as in England.
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Certainly not. There are those who would say 1 is, but I gather it's widely used in some parts of the world. If in the UK, use 2.

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They're both grammatically acceptable, but how on earth can weather in one place be 10 times better than or as good as it is somewhere else?
 
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