english grammar

Tian'an mén · 12-25-2006, 09:07 AM

Hello everyone !

Tiny problem - is it (grammatically) correct to say :

The party that gets the more votes wins the elections

thanks in advance

Tienus · 12-26-2006, 09:45 AM

Hello and welcome here

You should ask your question in the English section :
http://help.berberber.com/translation-english/

In my opinion,

The party that gets the majority votes wins the elections.

Have a nice day in Paris

pidr1nhu · 12-26-2006, 02:16 PM

the party which gets the most votes

Tian'an mén · 12-27-2006, 09:34 PM

thanks for your answers !

I just thought it would work like in such expressions as "all the better" or things like that. I don't why, "the more sth" just seemed right...

are you both native speakers of English ? out of mere curiosity !

thanks, Paris is nice !

pidr1nhu · 12-27-2006, 09:48 PM

brazil here

Tienus · 12-29-2006, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tian'an mén

thanks for your answers !
I just thought it would work like in such expressions as "all the better" or things like that. I don't why, "the more sth" just seemed right...
are you both native speakers of English ? out of mere curiosity !
thanks, Paris is nice !

me, French native speaker, so, to have better ideas about this sentence, you could ask the question in the English section
http://help.berberber.com/translation-english/

see you soon

Johnny Hargreaves · 03-30-2007, 06:14 PM

Seems like Iam a little late, but just in case: it is either "gets more votes" or "get the most votes" or, if you go with Tienus' suggestion, "the majority of".

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pidr1nhu Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 37 pidr1nhu is an unknown character at this point	the party which gets the most votes
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Tian'an mén Brand New Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Paris Posts: 2 Tian'an mén is an unknown character at this point	thanks for your answers ! I just thought it would work like in such expressions as "all the better" or things like that. I don't why, "the more sth" just seemed right... are you both native speakers of English ? out of mere curiosity ! thanks, Paris is nice !
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pidr1nhu Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 37 pidr1nhu is an unknown character at this point	brazil here
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Johnny Hargreaves Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 56 Johnny Hargreaves is an unknown character at this point	Seems like Iam a little late, but just in case: it is either "gets more votes" or "get the most votes" or, if you go with Tienus' suggestion, "the majority of".
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