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    Compare: "Some people eat more rice than beans." Commented Jan 29, 2020 at 15:54
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    Also (but not the same!): "Some people eat more rice than other people." Commented Jan 29, 2020 at 15:59
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    @user253751: I certainly eat more rice than people! Commented Jan 30, 2020 at 3:25
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    @user253751 In Some people eat more rice than beans, is more rice than beans a noun phrase? Or only more rice is? Commented Jan 30, 2020 at 6:57
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    @listeneva Because if it's the former then you don't care what it's called. I posted my comment before you clarified the question. Commented Jan 30, 2020 at 10:17