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Pooyan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

'as + adjective' and 'that + adjective'

Hello,

I'm looking for the difference between 'as + adjective' and 'that + adjective' in some situations, for example:

"I don't want him work as hard"
"I don't want him work that hard"

or 

"I can't run as fast"
"I can't run that fast"

Are they both idiomatic and do they mean the same?

Thanks.
  

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In example #1 and #3, as means to the same degree or equally , used to make a comparison between two conditions. In both examples, the comparison is incomplete and therefore faulty grammar, in my opinion. I don't want him to work as hard as I did .

— RandomGuy

  • In example #1 and #3, as means to the same degree or equally , used to make a comparison between two conditions.
  • In both examples, the comparison is incomplete and therefore faulty grammar, in my opinion.
  • I don't want him to work as hard as I did .
  • I can't run as fast as he can .
  • In the other examples, that seems to mean very , more or less.
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In example #1 and #3, as means to the same degree or equally, used to make a comparison between two conditions. In both examples, the comparison is incomplete and therefore faulty grammar, in my opinion.

I don't want him to work as hard as I did.
I can't run as fast as he can.

In the other examples, that seems to mean
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