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Can I use an explicit verb in a comparison clause?

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00:00 Can I Use An Explicit Verb In A Comparison Clause?
00:49 Accepted Answer Score 2
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It's not wrong. It's just a stylistic thing, in that "does" doesn't add anything to the sentence, so it might as well be removed.