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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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0A member of a team says, "X is not contributing as much".02br
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00Does the statement retain its meaning without 'as'?02br
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0 No. Some amount of contribution has likely been referenced previously in the conversation. 02br 00If you leave out 01i 00as02i 00, the idea of comparing different amounts of contribution is not present.

— CalifJim

  • 0 No.
  • Some amount of contribution has likely been referenced previously in the conversation.
  • 02br 00If you leave out 01i 00as02i 00, the idea of comparing different amounts of contribution is not present.
  • 02br 00CJ 0-
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0 No. Some amount of contribution has likely been referenced previously in the conversation. X's contribution is less than that amount previously mentioned.02br
00If you leave out 01i00as02i00, the idea of comparing different amounts of contribution is not present. It's just saying that X's contribution is small.02br
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0Thanks, CJ. Is it possible that the speaker is comparing X to the other members of the team?0-
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