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Musicgold Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

As in the animal

Hi,

I heard a person say the following sentence and I am not sure why they use 'as in the' in the sentence.
Shouldn't they have said something like 'as the animal bear' or something like that?

My last name is Bear, as in the animal.

Thanks.
  

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I see nothing unnatural about the original sentence you have given.

— Philip

  • I see nothing unnatural about the original sentence you have given.
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I see nothing unnatural about the original sentence you have given.
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