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usage of twice /two times/double 17 Mar 2012, 03:05
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Hi Guys,
I am not sure where pick which one among twice/two times/double.Can you please help me out.

Also can some one tell me what's wrong with the below sentences.

The amount of money i have is twice of what you have.
The amount of money i have is twice that of yours.
The total money i have is double of that you have.
The total money i have is double of what you have.

i believe i can use all there with countable nouns also. please correct me if wrong.

there are questions in gmat with options using twice two times double . is there any way to eliminate the wrong ones.

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Broadly, this is the difference between twice and double:

Twice = Adverb - modifies verb, adjective or another adverb
Double = Adjective - Modifies noun

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Twice can be used to answer "How/how many" one did something. Double is used to show "what" one did.

I ran to the store twice.
I bought double books than usual.
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usage of twice /two times/double 06 Apr 2020, 20:11
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Dear experts

Can you please shed some light on this issue along with a few examples if possible?

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Experts recommend that one visit one's dentist two times a year or whenever any unusual pain or bleeding occurs.

A. Experts recommend that one visit one's dentist two times ---> there is no grammatical mistake, but twice is better and more formal than two times.
B. Experts recommend that one visit one's dentist twice ---> Correct
C. Experts recommend that one visit their dentist twice ----> pronoun-antecedent disagreement error. one(singular) doesn't agree with their(plural)
D. Experts recommend that one visit his dentist twice ---> B is better than D.
E. It is recommended by experts that one visit one's dentist two times ---> Incorrect. Unneccessarily wordy.
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Twice = Adverb, which modifies verb
Double = Adjective, which modifies noun
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I found multiple comments on another answer on GMAT club by sayantanc2k and others, I have just combined them to give a somewhat correct answer. Hope it helps everyone searching for difference between Twice and double like I did.

Twice or two times could be used for two different meanings:

1.frequency (because of the word times)

2.multiple x2, as mentioned below.
My age is double your age.
My age is twice as your age.
I am two times as old as you.

However double can only be used to refer to the multiple x2.

Ex. The stock prices of the company DOUBLED when they rose sharply TWICE in the same day.

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