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Ryotaro Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

As or with

Mike: Untill I moved to Los Angels, I was never in the same room as a caterer. Never.

Why did he say "as" instead of "with"?

Thanks,

Ryo
  

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Hi Ryo Hummm, interesting question. A lot of people would say that you can interchange these two words but it may not be that simple. Mike may be saying that until he moved to LA he had never been in places where one would find caterers – like hotel ballrooms, or chic homes, or country clubs.

  • Hi Ryo Hummm, interesting question.
  • A lot of people would say that you can interchange these two words but it may not be that simple.
  • Mike may be saying that until he moved to LA he had never been in places where one would find caterers – like hotel ballrooms, or chic homes, or country clubs.
  • In that case, "as" would be the better choice.
  • But let's say Mike had never seen a caterer and didn't know what one was until he moved to LA.
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Hi Ryo

Hummm, interesting question.

A lot of people would say that you can interchange these two words but it may not be that simple.

Mike may be saying that until he moved to LA he had never been in places where one would find caterers – like hotel ballrooms, or chic homes, or country clubs. In that case, "as" would be the better choice.

But let's say Mike had

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