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Teleostomi Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
as much again
Does "as much again" really mean "twice, double"? We have this phrase covered in English-Japanese dictionaries, but I hardly see it actually used. Is it old-fashoned?
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Yes it does mean 'the same amount again' so twice or double. It still gets used but isn't the commonest of phrases.
- Yes it does mean 'the same amount again' so twice or double.
- It still gets used but isn't the commonest of phrases.
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Yes it does mean 'the same amount again' so twice or double.
It still gets used but isn't the commonest of phrases.
It still gets used but isn't the commonest of phrases.
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as much again is still used a lot in the New York Times, thus not that olf-fashioned. See the whole search result:
http://query.nytimes.com/search/query?query=%22as+much+again%22+&srchst=nyt
And the meaning varies with the context, sometimes
http://query.nytimes.com/search/query?query=%22as+much+again%22+&srchst=nyt
And the meaning varies with the context, sometimes
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I think the "again" indicates that it is in addition to the original figure.
As much again means twice as much.
Half as much again means 50% more, or 150% of the original.
Twice as much again means three times the original.
You might say "the rent of the house is $500 dollars a month a
As much again means twice as much.
Half as much again means 50% more, or 150% of the original.
Twice as much again means three times the original.
You might say "the rent of the house is $500 dollars a month a
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J. Lewis, I think you're right:
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4 a : in addition : BESIDES<that's something else again> b : by as much more <his house is as big again as mine> <he has half again as much land as I do>
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4 a : in addition : BESIDES<that's something else again> b : by as much more <his house is as big again as mine> <he has half again as much land as I do>
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