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Makiasan Posted 11 years ago
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as popular as it is now

(Question1)
Baseball is popular in Japan.
It was popular 20 years ago, too.
Baseball is as popular as it was 20 years ago.
Baseball was as popular as it is now.
Are the last 2 sentences correct?

(Question 2)
American Football isn't popular in Japan.
It wasn't popular 20 years ago, either.
Is it possible to combine these 2 sentences into one?

Thank you very much.
  

Top answer

Are the last 2 sentences correct? The second would be better as Baseball was as popular then / 20 years ago as it is now. For your second pair, I'd say American Football wasn't popular 20 years ago in Japan, and it still isn't today

— Fivejedjon

  • Are the last 2 sentences correct?
  • The second would be better as Baseball was as popular then / 20 years ago as it is now.
  • For your second pair, I'd say American Football wasn't popular 20 years ago in Japan, and it still isn't today
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MakiasanBaseball is as popular as it was 20 years ago.Baseball was as popular as it is now.Are the last 2 sentences correct?
The second would be better as Baseball was as popular then / 20 years ago as it is now.

For your second pair, I'd say American Football wasn't popular 20 years ago in Japan, and it still isn't today
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Thank you so much, fivejedjon!

Maki
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