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Maple Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

as it is real

It's as clumsy as it is real. And I'm as slow as I am.

Do the above sentences make sense to you?

Thanks in advance!
  

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Maple, In some ways, I think it makes sense to me, BUT it needs a proper context. The way it stands, it meant no more than the words. This is my take: If you say: " John is actually as clumsy as it is real".

— Goodman

  • Maple, In some ways, I think it makes sense to me, BUT it needs a proper context.
  • The way it stands, it meant no more than the words.
  • This is my take: If you say: " John is actually as clumsy as it is real".
  • You are saying in real life he is really that clumsy.
  • "I am as slow as I am" means "being slow is my nature, so don't expect anything more".
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Maple,

In some ways, I think it makes sense to me, BUT it needs a proper context. The way it stands, it meant no more than the words.

This is my take:

If you say: " John is actually as clumsy as it is real". You are saying in real life he is really that clumsy.

"I am as slow as I am" means "being slow is my nature, so don't expect anything more".
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MapleIt's as clumsy as it is real. And I'm as slow as I am.

Do the above sentences make sense to you?

Thanks in advance!
Grammatically they are correct. I'm not sure about appropriateness without context.
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Thank you Goodman and Philip!
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