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Originally Posted by KarenH
Earlier this evening, in a story on the local news broadcast about the Kindle's upcoming lending function, I heard a great example of one of my pet peeves. The sentence that made me cringe was "Three times as many Kindles have been sold this year than last year." 
I've never claimed to know all the grammar rules or use perfect grammar all the time, but something that glaring really grates on my nerves. Unfortunately, I've been seeing and hearing it more and more frequently lately. |
I have no problems at all with this one. "than" is the correct conjunction to use in a statement of comparison:
John is taller than Jane.
Harry earns more money than I do.
Amazon sold three times more Kindles this year than last year.
What is it that you don't like about it?