as much as

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Is the following sentence correct?"As much as it pained her to hear that, it was the truth."

Teechr · Accepted Answer

Yes, it's OK. <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/5.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/5.gif' alt='Emotion: wink'/>

Fivejedjon · Answer

I would delete the first 'as'.

as much as

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