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Hi teachers,There's not as much to lose by being pessimistic in a good time as there is by being excessively optimistic in a down time.Can you please if there's a comparsion here?  And what it is?ThanksTinanam

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

There's not as much to lose by being pessimistic during good times as there is by being excessively optimistic during bad times.

Can you please if there's a comparsion here?-- Yes: as much to lose by being pessimistic during good times as there is [to lose] by being excessively optimistic durin bad times.

Tinanam0102 · Answer

Mister MicawberThere's not as much to lose by being pessimistic during good times as there is by being excessively optimistic during bad times. Can you please if there's a comparsion here?-- Yes: as much to lose by being pessimistic during good times as there is [to lose] by being excessively optimistic durin bad times.

Hi Mister Micawber,

Thanks again for your help.

I apologize. My understanding is not good. Because of "not" in front of as much. I understand "as much as" but "not as much as" puzzles me. Does that mean there's much to lose by being excessively optimistic during bad times?

Thank you.

Tinanam

Mister Micawber · Answer

There's more to lose by being excessively optimistic in bad times.

Tinanam0102 · Answer

Thanks Mister Micawber.

Dimsumexpress · Answer

tinanam0102Hi teachers,

There's not as much to lose by being pessimistic in a good time as there is by being excessively optimistic in a down time.

Hi,

I find this sentence structure very awkward to the ears. If you want to use "as much as " in a sentence for contrast,

how about " I don't have as much to lose as you do..". In another word, you have more to lose.

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