As she is preparing her arguments
1) As she is preparing her arguments, so should you.
2) You should prepare your arguments as she is.
3) You should prepare your arguments, as she is.
Which mean:
a) You should prepare your arguments while she is preparing hers.
b) You should prepare your arguments because she is preparing hers.
c) You should prepare your arguments in the same way she is preparing hers.
Gratefully,
Navi
Many thanks.
Top answer
Sorry, but you can't make "as" mean either "because", "while" or "like" by making it dance around from one place to another in a sentence or by decorating with a comma here or there. In other words, all three sentences are about equally ambiguous concerning the meaning of "as". Moral of the story: Attention to word order and punctuation doesn't help much when it comes to communicating with precision.
- Sorry, but you can't make "as" mean either "because", "while" or "like" by making it dance around from one place to another in a sentence or by decorating with a comma here or there.
- In other words, all three sentences are about equally ambiguous concerning the meaning of "as".
- Moral of the story: Attention to word order and punctuation doesn't help much when it comes to communicating with precision.
- CJ
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Sorry, but you can't make "as" mean either "because", "while" or "like" by making it dance around from one place to another in a sentence or by decorating with a comma here or there.
In other words, all three sentences are about equally ambiguous concerning the meaning of "as".
Moral of the story: Attention to word order and punctuation doesn't help much when it comes to communica
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