Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
sell it for more than bought it
Is this natural?
I sold it for more than I bought it.
I sold it for more than I bought it.
Top answer
For me no, but it makes sense. Is it incorrect? - I'm not sure.
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For me no, but it makes sense. Is it incorrect? - I'm not sure.
I would say "I sold it for more than I bought it for." To me this is natural, the other has an elipsis which sounds strange to me.
I would say "I sold it for more than I bought it for." To me this is natural, the other has an elipsis which sounds strange to me.
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Dave PhillipsI would say "I sold it for more than bought it for."I think you missed an 'I' between 'than' and 'bought'.
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You're quite right I did. I have a new keyboard and am making lots of typos with it. Thank you for pointing that out. I will go back and edit it.
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