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Mr-Taciturn Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

As & So

1b01u00Old as he is02u00 , Brian still enjoys going to watch children's films.02b02br
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01u00As old as he is02u00 01b00, Brian still enjoys going to watch children's films02b02br
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01b01u00So old as he is02u00, Brian still enjoys going to watch children's films02b02br
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00Of the given sentences above, which two ,you think , are of the same meaning?02br
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00All the best ..0-
  

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0 The first and second sentences are the same. It's just that "as" is being omitted in the first, which is common in everyday speech. 0-

— Erin Zale

  • 0 The first and second sentences are the same.
  • It's just that "as" is being omitted in the first, which is common in everyday speech.
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0 The first and second sentences are the same. It's just that "as" is being omitted in the first, which is common in everyday speech. Its presense is still assumed.02br
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00The third sentence, however, is awkward.0-
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0The first two.02br
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00The third one is not a natural way to express this.02br
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00BTW, I would write your question this way:02br
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00Which two of the above sentences do you think have the same meaning?0-
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0Thanks Lil and Erin.02br
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00And Lil,02br
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00But , do we have to be so formal while writing in English? I don't think so. Can we say that there is a grammatical mistake in my way? Thanks again ..0-
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0Well, Mr Taciturn, the only grammatical mistake in your version is that it should read 'do you think' rather than 'you think', otherwise it's grammatically correct. However, the construction is rather awkward, and so your version in fact reads more formally than mine.0-
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0I really appreciate your ideas Lil. What makes the differences in using the language is the environment we live in. Thanks again..02br
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00All the best..0-
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0You are absolutely right, Mr T! 02br
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00Cheers, and all the best.0-
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