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Englishuser Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Already vs. as early as
Hello,
Which sentences do you prefer?
1a. Transatlantic cruises became popular as early as in the nineteenth century.
1b. Transatlantic cruises became popular already in the nineteenth century.
2a. I did it as early as in the afternoon.
2b. I did it already in the afternoon.
Which sentences do you prefer?
1a. Transatlantic cruises became popular as early as in the nineteenth century.
1b. Transatlantic cruises became popular already in the nineteenth century.
2a. I did it as early as in the afternoon.
2b. I did it already in the afternoon.
Top answer
I don't like in after as early as , and these search results in published literature confirm my preference: ------- He himself, as we have seen, said, as early as 1704 , that if his humour and means had permitted him to think of marriage, his choice would have been Stella. html -------- According to some sources an earlier version of the work was written in the form of a novel in letters, and read aloud to the family as early as 1795 . Literature Post: Jane Austen --------
- I don't like in after as early as , and these search results in published literature confirm my preference: ------- He himself, as we have seen, said, as early as 1704 , that if his humour and means had permitted him to think of marriage, his choice would have been Stella.
- html -------- According to some sources an earlier version of the work was written in the form of a novel in letters, and read aloud to the family as early as 1795 .
- Literature Post: Jane Austen --------
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I don't like in after as early as, and these search results in published literature confirm my preference:
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He himself, as we have seen, said, as early as 1704, that if his
humour and means had permitted him to think of marriage, his choice
would have been Stella. ...
The Journal to St
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He himself, as we have seen, said, as early as 1704, that if his
humour and means had permitted him to think of marriage, his choice
would have been Stella. ...
The Journal to St
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