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PASTEL Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

As far as is known

As far as is known, dolphins have no sense of smell.

Why not "as far as it is known"? I think "as far as" funstions as a conjunction and it needs a subject-verb structure following behind.
  

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Hello PASTEL "As far as is known" is correct as it is. It is used as a kind of idiomatic phrase, so we had better accept it as it is, despite the fact it looks ungrammatical. My survey on OED suggests the most formal expression was "so far as is known" (or its abbreviated form, "so far as known").

— Paco2004

  • Hello PASTEL "As far as is known" is correct as it is.
  • It is used as a kind of idiomatic phrase, so we had better accept it as it is, despite the fact it looks ungrammatical.
  • My survey on OED suggests the most formal expression was "so far as is known" (or its abbreviated form, "so far as known").
  • But now "as far as is known" is more common.
  • New York Times' reporters use almost exclusively "as far as is known".
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Hello PASTEL

"As far as is known" is correct as it is. It is used as a kind of idiomatic phrase, so we had better accept it as it is, despite the fact it looks ungrammatical. My survey on OED suggests the most formal expression was "so far as is known" (or its abbreviated form, "so far as known"). But now "as far as is known" is more common. New York Times' reporters use almost exclusive
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So I think it's a more common structure. It's weird that they say "as far as I'm concerned!"

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