Re: Genitive case + comparative

In message <87mzf263xp.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, dated Tue, 4 Apr 2006, Lee Sau Dan <danlee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes

John> "The city hall has a higher tower than that of the church."
John> But that is unnatural, stilted English.

What part makes it unnatural?

I don't really know how to explain that. "You just wouldn't say it that way." Written language is different from spoken language, but if I read that in a guide-book, I would consider it a dull and boring sentence.
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