Z z7655431 Member Joined Jan 12, 2016 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Chinese Home Country Taiwan Current Location Taiwan Feb 28, 2016 #1 The price is much cheaper. Is this sentence correct? I think it should be lower, not cheaper. Or, is it accepted in colloquial speech?
The price is much cheaper. Is this sentence correct? I think it should be lower, not cheaper. Or, is it accepted in colloquial speech?
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Feb 28, 2016 #2 It's understandable, and often heard in colloquial speech, but as you say, 'lower' is better.
G GoesStation No Longer With Us (RIP) Joined Dec 22, 2015 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Feb 28, 2016 #3 A careful speaker would note that the item with the lower price is cheaper.
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Feb 28, 2016 #4 z7655431 said: Or, is it accepted in colloquial speech? Click to expand... An awful lot can be used in colloquial speech. Things which would seem wrong on paper or in formal contexts often pass unnoticed.
z7655431 said: Or, is it accepted in colloquial speech? Click to expand... An awful lot can be used in colloquial speech. Things which would seem wrong on paper or in formal contexts often pass unnoticed.
