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Nsfs2 Posted 13 years ago
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As bad hours as

Hi,Is the following considered correct English?If not, why?'A chef's assistant has as bad hours as waiter.'Thanks
  

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nsfs2 A chef's assistant has as bad hours as a waiter (has) . As shown. However, this is a little unidiomatic to my ear.

  • nsfs2 A chef's assistant has as bad hours as a waiter (has) .
  • As shown.
  • However, this is a little unidiomatic to my ear.
  • We would probably prefer to say A chef's assistant has hours that are as bad as a waiter's.
  • CJ
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nsfs2A chef's assistant has as bad hours as a waiter (has).
As shown.

However, this is a little unidiomatic to my ear. We would probably prefer to say

A chef's assistant has hours that are as bad as a waiter's.

CJ

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