Greater population

Elsa · #1 (permalink) Thu Mar 04, 2004 21:21 pm *Greater population*

Why is it wrong if I say:
The population of the US is greater than Canada's one ?

Alan · #2 (permalink) Thu Mar 04, 2004 23:58 pm *Greater*

Hi Elsa,

Not quite sure to which word you are referring. The sentence would read better if you wrote simply 'than Canada's' - 'one' is redundant here. Is that your point?

Alan
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