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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

As

"His jibes are as nothing compared with the complaints of some right-wing Labour MPs about the way they have been treated by activists." (BBC website.)

Is "as" optional in the above sentence?
  

Top answer

Yes. Removing it makes little practical difference to the meaning.

  • Yes.
  • Removing it makes little practical difference to the meaning.
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Yes. Removing it makes little practical difference to the meaning.
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GPYYes.
Thank you for the reply.

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