GoodTaste
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Hundreds of years ago people thought the earth was unique, and situated at the center of the universe. Today we know there are hundreds of billions of stars in our galaxy, a large percentage of them with planetary systems, and hundreds of billions of galaxies.
Source: The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking
I don't quite understand the grammar of "and hundreds of billions of galaxies". Is it the abridged form of " and (there are) hundreds of billions of galaxies (in the universe)"?
If it is so, it seems to me that the unabridged form is more natural. I am not sure.
Which form is more natural? Unabridged or abridged?
Source: The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking
I don't quite understand the grammar of "and hundreds of billions of galaxies". Is it the abridged form of " and (there are) hundreds of billions of galaxies (in the universe)"?
If it is so, it seems to me that the unabridged form is more natural. I am not sure.
Which form is more natural? Unabridged or abridged?
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