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Re: Quickie semantic question

Subject: Re: Quickie semantic question
From: John Ahlstrom <jahlstro -at- CISCO -dot- COM>
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 16:12:12 -0800

Sella Rush wrote:


>** If it's after 3pm PST, ignore this question **

>I want to say that, over time, a process takes longer and longer to
>complete.

>Should I say:

>"you've found it increasingly more time-consuming to..."

>or

>"you've found it increasingly time-consuming to..."

>or either?



Why not "over time, <the process> takes longer and longer...."

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