Timeline for The word "times" instead of "multiplied by"
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| Aug 29, 2019 at 17:50 | history | edited | Michael Lorton | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 20, 2019 at 11:08 | comment | added | Zeeshan Ali | For example; "3 and 4 make 7.". | |
| Feb 20, 2019 at 11:07 | comment | added | Zeeshan Ali | Isn't 'times' merely a conjunction in "3 times 4 is 12."? | |
| Feb 25, 2018 at 18:33 | vote | accept | Steeven | ||
| Jun 21, 2017 at 5:46 | comment | added | cjl750 | I have to disagree with Luke and JR slightly. I've heard adults use "times" instead of "multiply" in the pattern described in this post. It's not that they don't know that "multiply" is the more correct term, they just either aren't especially well educated and/or well-spoken, or they simply aren't in the habit of bothering to use "multiply" in casual conversation. So Malvolio's answer is realistic (not just hypothetical), but it's just not quite idiomatic enough to not draw attention. | |
| Jun 21, 2017 at 2:52 | comment | added | Luke Sawczak | @Malvolio 'Twould be my recommendation. :) | |
| Jun 20, 2017 at 22:20 | comment | added | Michael Lorton | @LukeSawczak -- I originally had a paragraph to exactly that effect, but I edited it out. Perhaps I should put it back. | |
| Jun 20, 2017 at 22:20 | history | edited | Michael Lorton | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 20, 2017 at 20:50 | comment | added | J.R.♦ | @LukeS - I agree. I think this answer might be more accurate if it began with Hypothetically... (as opposed to Realistically...) | |
| Jun 20, 2017 at 17:42 | comment | added | Luke Sawczak | Note that the first two sentences here may be spoken by children still finding their way around the language, but not by adults. | |
| Jun 20, 2017 at 15:00 | history | edited | Michael Lorton | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 20, 2017 at 14:32 | history | edited | Michael Lorton | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 20, 2017 at 14:27 | history | answered | Michael Lorton | CC BY-SA 3.0 |