As difficult as anyone
The last 12 months have been as difficult as anyone could have possibly imagined for people across the globe.
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Could you please explain the use of "have been, as...as, and anyone" in the above?
Why can't we use anybody, someone or somebody in place of "anyone" in the above?
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as, as ... as compares two things, saying they are equal in a certain aspect (specified by the adjective) Mary is as pretty as Sue. ) In university electrical engineering is as difficult as physics.
- as, as ...
- as compares two things, saying they are equal in a certain aspect (specified by the adjective) Mary is as pretty as Sue.
- ) In university electrical engineering is as difficult as physics.
- ) Jigneshbharati Why can't we use anybody, someone or somebody in place of "anyone" in the above?
- Anyone means to pick a person at random.
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Jigneshbharatias...as,
as ... as compares two things, saying they are equal in a certain aspect (specified by the adjective)
Mary is as pretty as Sue. (Mary and Sue are equally pretty.)
In university electrical engineering is as difficult as physics. (Electrical engineering and physics are equal in terms of their difficulty.)
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