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HifaMo Posted 12 years ago
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as oppressed by X as by Y

Please is the following correct?

They were as oppressed by X as by Y.

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They were as oppressed by Stalin just as much as by Hitler. They were as oppressed by both Stalin and Hitler.

— AlpheccaStars

  • They were as oppressed by Stalin just as much as by Hitler.
  • They were as oppressed by both Stalin and Hitler.
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They were as oppressed by Stalin just as much as by Hitler.
They were as oppressed by both Stalin and Hitler.
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Please, in what way does adding 'not' change the meaning?

They were not as oppressed by Stalin just as much as by Hitler.

Does it mean Hitler oppressed them more?

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AlpheccaStarsThey were as oppressed by Stalin just as much as by Hitler.They were as oppressed by both Stalin and Hitler.
Neither of these sounds natural to my British ear. I'd say:

They were (just) as oppressed by Stalin as by Hitler.
They were oppressed by Hitler (just) as much as by Stalin.
They were oppressed by both Hitl
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