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Floydlip Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Any less/no less grammar
Hi there,
Could you have a look at the following sentences and say whether they're correct?
- It does not make me upset any less than it makes you.
- It makes me upset no less than it makes you.
- I'm not feeling any less disappointed than you're.
- I'm feeling no less disappointed than you're.
Thank you ever so much.
Could you have a look at the following sentences and say whether they're correct?
- It does not make me upset any less than it makes you.
- It makes me upset no less than it makes you.
- I'm not feeling any less disappointed than you're.
- I'm feeling no less disappointed than you're.
Thank you ever so much.
Top answer
Hi In such sentences, we wouldn't shorten "you're". I think that is because you lose the contrast between "I" and "you" ... - I'm not feeling any less disappointed than you are.
- Hi In such sentences, we wouldn't shorten "you're".
- I think that is because you lose the contrast between "I" and "you" ...
- - I'm not feeling any less disappointed than you are.
- - I'm feeling no less disappointed than you are Apart from that, it's all good Dave
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Hi
In such sentences, we wouldn't shorten "you're". I think that is because you lose the contrast between "I" and "you" ...
- I'm not feeling any less disappointed than you are.
- I'm feeling no less disappointed than you are
Apart from that, it's all good
Dave
In such sentences, we wouldn't shorten "you're". I think that is because you lose the contrast between "I" and "you" ...
- I'm not feeling any less disappointed than you are.
- I'm feeling no less disappointed than you are
Apart from that, it's all good
Dave
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