Re: Giuliani's "much less"

jinhyun wrote:
On Oct 24, 3:50 pm, t...@xxxxxxxxxx (Donna Richoux) wrote:
Jonathan Morton <jonat...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I haven't seen or heard the context but this seems the wrong way
round. If he had said "it won't cost hundreds, much less millions",
that would be logical - and "let alone" or "still less" would have
meant the same. But "millions, much less hundreds" makes no sense.

The context was in Skitt's post called "Isn't this a bit backward"
and ran:

She has never been
responsible for the safety and security of millions of people,
much less even hundreds of people.

"Not even" would be the simplest fix.

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Best - Donna Richoux

I think 'or even' would be better in this sentence. But why say
'hundreds' at all?
Wouldn't it be better as 'She has never been
responsible for the safety and security of so many people, millions in
fact, ever before'?
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No. Because this isn't factual description, but political rhetoric, your
revision is a weakening. And it doesn't flow very smoothly, either.

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Mike.



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