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ILoveADirtyTaco t1_iuzigeg wrote

Reply to comment by cremecherries in How many children did Homo Erectus tend to have? by [deleted]

“Half again” means 1.5X so they were quite a bit larger than Homo sapiens

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DodgerWalker t1_iuzwgsz wrote

Is that a regional phrase? I figured that’s what it meant from context, but not something I’ve heard someone say before (I live in the USA). Much more common would be “one and a half times” or “50% larger.”

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Psychological-Rip291 t1_iuzx8wg wrote

A more common version of it is "half as big again", and is definitely common in non-american English at least

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Cannie_Flippington t1_iuzx9yx wrote

Am US but I've been told I use weird phrases and words and my spouse inexplicably is offended by my pronunciation of orange.

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ballisticks t1_iuzxrx9 wrote

How do you pronounce orange differently?

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dharma_curious t1_iv0a9ln wrote

Not OP, but if he's anything like my buddy, I'm assuming or-ang. Like the or from and/or and ange like the nickname for someone named Angela or Angie.

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WallabysQuestion t1_iv06lgl wrote

“Half as big again” is completely acceptable but how on earth do you say orange?!

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