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English: 20% points vs 20% + points

German translation: 20 Prozentpunkte / über 20 Prozentpunkte







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English term or phrase:20% points vs 20% + points
German translation:20 Prozentpunkte / über 20 Prozentpunkte
Entered by:BrigitteHilgner
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Marketing - IT (Information Technology)
English term or phrase: 20% points vs 20% + points
what's the difference if there is one at all?

the context is:
brand awareness is 20 % points higher than brand x and 30 % + points higher than brand y.
Sabine Odinga
Germany
20 Prozent Punkte / über 20 Prozentpunkte
Explanation:
the "+" indicates "more than".
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BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Note from asker to answerer
thanks that you made it absolutely sure that this is what is meant
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +520 Prozent Punkte / über 20 ProzentpunkteBrigitteHilgner
3 +220% Punkte, über 20% Punkte
David Seycek


  

Answers

10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
20 Prozent Punkte / über 20 Prozentpunkte

Explanation:
the "+" indicates "more than".

BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 67
Note from asker to answerer
thanks that you made it absolutely sure that this is what is meant

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Louise Mawbey
9 mins
  -> Thank you, Louise!

agree Sabine Schlottky
21 mins
  -> Danke schön, Sabine!

agree Claudia Krysztofiak: Prozentpunkte
25 mins
  -> Danke schön, Claudia! Natürlich "Prozentpunkte" - ich sollte gelegentlich durchlesen, was ich schreibe. :-)

agree dnitzpon: with Claudia
46 mins
  -> Thank you!

agree Aniello Scognamiglio: wobei ich die Punkte weglassen und die Schreibweise 20%/über 20% vorziehen würde.
1 hr
  -> Danke, Aniello. Da Prozentpunkt etwas anderes ist als Prozent, bin ich allerdings dagegen, das "-punkt" wegzulassen. :-)
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
20% Punkte, über 20% Punkte

Explanation:
bzw. 20% Punkte, 20% Punkte und mehr. 10,000+ hits a day = über 10.000 Seitenzugriffe pro Tag (als Beispiel)

David Seycek
Austria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in CzechCzech
PRO pts in category: 30

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Claudia Krysztofiak: Prozentpunkte
25 mins

agree dnitzpon: with Claudia
46 mins
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