Hi,
somebody proofreaded following sentence: The total price of all these products would normally cost $3,718.94
Is this correct English?
"Total price" and "cost" together?
Thanks Silke
is this sentence correct?
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Re: is this sentence correct?
You are right to query this. Strictly speaking it's not correct.
The total price of all these products would normally cost $3,718.94.
A price does not "cost" something. A price "is" something.
You could say:
The total price of all these products would normally be $3,718.94.
All these products would normally cost $3,718.94 in total.
The total price of all these products would normally cost $3,718.94.
A price does not "cost" something. A price "is" something.
You could say:
The total price of all these products would normally be $3,718.94.
All these products would normally cost $3,718.94 in total.
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