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Warwickavenue Posted 12 years ago
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anyone know the definition ?
“He had never been to America, any more than he had set foot in
Scotland or Ireland.”-1776, who can tell me the meaning of “any more than” in the above quoted sentence?
Scotland or Ireland.”-1776, who can tell me the meaning of “any more than” in the above quoted sentence?
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Hello, warwickavenue—and welcome to English Forums. He had never been to America, any more than he had set foot in Scotland or Ireland. = He had never been to America, just as he had never set foot in Scotland or Ireland.
- Hello, warwickavenue—and welcome to English Forums.
- He had never been to America, any more than he had set foot in Scotland or Ireland.
- = He had never been to America, just as he had never set foot in Scotland or Ireland.
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Hello, warwickavenue—and welcome to English Forums.
He had never been to America, any more than he had set foot in Scotland or Ireland. = He had never been to America, just as he had never set foot in Scotland or Ireland.
He had never been to America, any more than he had set foot in Scotland or Ireland. = He had never been to America, just as he had never set foot in Scotland or Ireland.
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I think it means he had never been to Scotland and Ireland either just like he had never been to America . (sorry if its wrong)
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