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5 Jul 2021
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Are they correct?
The number of people he is following outnumbers his followers.
The number of people he is following is more than that of people who are following him
Are they correct?
The number of people he is following outnumbers his followers.
The number of people he is following is more than that of people who are following him
The number of people he is following outnumbers his followers.
The number of people he is following is more than that of people who are following him
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both are correct, but I would say the first sentence reads better
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Possibly:
He follows more people than follow him.
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Yes. Your examples are also correct, but long. We’d normally go for a short way of saying things.
He’s following more than do him
would also work- it elides a lot of information that can be assumed to be understood, so is correct
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