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Johner Posted 13 years ago
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Just saw this on twitter and understood nothing. I think because the sentence is too long for me. Could you explain or divide into a few parts without changing the meaning?
"My RTing reactions to a massacre is, in part, a political act; it is as political an act as trying to dictate when one can or can't discuss a massacre."
Just noticed that I'm not familiar with the "as adj noun as" structure. Maybe this is one of the reasons.
Thanks.
"My RTing reactions to a massacre is, in part, a political act; it is as political an act as trying to dictate when one can or can't discuss a massacre."
Just noticed that I'm not familiar with the "as adj noun as" structure. Maybe this is one of the reasons.
Thanks.
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He's apparently saying that he considers the issue political - freedom of speech, apparently. For example, if someone tries to dictate to someone that they can't discuss a massacre, that is a freedom of speech issue, a political question. And likewise, he considers his re-tweeting reactions to the massacre a freedom of speech issue, and thus, a political question too.
- He's apparently saying that he considers the issue political - freedom of speech, apparently.
- For example, if someone tries to dictate to someone that they can't discuss a massacre, that is a freedom of speech issue, a political question.
- And likewise, he considers his re-tweeting reactions to the massacre a freedom of speech issue, and thus, a political question too.
- The structure, "as adj.
- noun as," is correct.
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He's apparently saying that he considers the issue political - freedom of speech, apparently. For example, if someone tries to dictate to someone that they can't discuss a massacre, that is a freedom of speech issue, a political question. And likewise, he considers his re-tweeting reactions to the massacre a freedom of speech issue, and thus, a political question too.
The structure, "a
The structure, "a
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Thank you so much for the perfect explanation. I didn't expect that I would be able to understand every bit of it while posting, but I understood. And I realized that this "as adj. noun as" rule seemed strange to me because when I use it I don't put "a/an" between adj and noun. I will from now on. Thank you again, appreciate it.
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