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 Thu Jan 11, 2007 13:54 pm Three more = three additional |
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| 'Three more' means 'another three'. In your first example, each crew is made up of three people, but three more/additional/extra (three-person) crews are needed, that is, nine more people. |
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Conchita
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| Thu Jan 11, 2007 14:51 pm meaning of "Three more three" |
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Thanks.
This was the sentence:"Three more three-person crews and a mechanic will assist......" and I am not sure of the meaning of it. Does it mean six-person crews? |
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ljiljan
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| Thu Jan 11, 2007 15:09 pm meaning of "Three more three" |
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A three-person crew is a group of three people who need to work together. There will be three additional groups (of three people each), in other words nine more people. On top of that, there will be a mechanic. Therefore, ten more people will assist (help).
Let me know if you're still not clear. |
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Conchita
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| Thu Jan 11, 2007 17:32 pm meaning of "Three more three" |
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| Conchita wrote: | A three-person crew is a group of three people who need to work together. There will be three additional groups (of three people each), in other words nine more people. On top of that, there will be a mechanic. Therefore, ten more people will assist (help).
Let me know if you're still not clear. |
oh, thanks!
I really didn't know that. I thought it means three plus three (=six) persons. Thanks again. |
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