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Red olive 901 Posted 7 years ago
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As much as -phl

Hi everyone,

I've read the statement below in a book.

"This was a far-reaching revolutions, whose impact was psychological as much as architectural."

What does " as much as " here means?

Can the author write "This was a far-reaching revolutions, whose impact was both psychological and architectural." and mean the same thing?

Thanks.

  

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This was a far-reaching revolution, whose impact was psychological as much as architectural. What does " as much as " here mean? It means the psychological impact and the architectural impact were equal in amount, eg 50% psychologica, 50% architectural.

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  • This was a far-reaching revolution, whose impact was psychological as much as architectural.
  • What does " as much as " here mean?
  • It means the psychological impact and the architectural impact were equal in amount, eg 50% psychologica, 50% architectural.
  • This was a far-reaching revolution, whose impact was both psychological and architectural .
  • This just means the impact was both psychological and architectural, but we don't know the amounts, eg it could be 50%/50%, or 1%/990%, or anything.
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This was a far-reaching revolution, whose impact was psychological as much as architectural.

What does " as much as " here mean? It means the psychological impact and the architectural impact were equal in amount, eg 50% psychologica, 50% architectural.

This was a far-reaching revolution, whose impact was both psychological and architectural. This just

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That seems like an odd construction. I'm used to "This was a far-reaching revolutions, whose impact was as much psychological as architectural."

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