"Notice how this post office is smaller, so you won't have to wait longer."

[B45]

Talking to my son about the post office, I say to him:

"Notice how this post office is smaller, so you won't have to wait longer."

VS

"Notice how this post office is smaller, so you won't have to wait in line for longer."


Can this be said?

 

[Rover_KE]

Re: "Notice how this post office is smaller, so you won't have to wait longer."

I can't see how the size of the post office affects the length of the wait.

It's the number of customers ahead of you in the queue and the number of windows open that decide that.

 

[B45]

Re: "Notice how this post office is smaller, so you won't have to wait longer."

I can't see how the size of the post office affects the length of the wait.

It's the number of customers ahead of you in the queue and the number of windows open that decide that.

"Notice how this post office is smaller and doesn't have as many people, so you won't have to wait in line for longer."

I'm comparing this post office to the bigger post office we went to yesterday.


Is this better and native?

 

[SoothingDave]

Re: "Notice how this post office is smaller, so you won't have to wait longer."

"...wait in line as long."

 

[B45]

Re: "Notice how this post office is smaller, so you won't have to wait longer."

"...wait in line as long."

"Notice how this post office is smaller and doesn't have as many people, so you won't have to wait in line for longer."

- for longer - is absolutely wrong then?

 

[SoothingDave]

Re: "Notice how this post office is smaller, so you won't have to wait longer."

Yes, it is wrong.