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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

as soon as

I know "...as soon as..." has a general meaning of "...the moment that...", but how would this interpretation fit in this sentence:

"I'd as soon as not remember the sound I made". This sentence doesn't make sense to me.
  

Top answer

A little more context might be helpful here, but I'd as soon as not... can mean I am willing to do... or I would prefer to do...

— Blue Jay

  • A little more context might be helpful here, but I'd as soon as not...
  • can mean I am willing to do...
  • or I would prefer to do...
  • or I wouldn't mind doing....
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A little more context might be helpful here, but I'd as soon as not... can mean I am willing to do... or I would prefer to do... or I wouldn't mind doing....
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Blue JayA little more context might be helpful here, but I'd as soon as not... can mean I am willing to do... or I would prefer to do... or I wouldn't mind doing....
I was going to reply that it meant I'd rather not. Am I wacko?
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PhilipI was going to reply that it meant I'd rather not. Am I wacko?
No. I.m with you.
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PhilipI was going to reply that it meant I'd rather not. Am I wacko?
That's why I'd like to see more context. I'd as soon not remember would mean I'd rather not remember, but I'd as soon as not..., to me, would mean I would be equally willing to do or not do.... However, I would
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Blue JayI'd as soon as not..., to me, would mean I would be equally willing to do or not do.
It doesn't to me. To me it means I'd sooner (rather) not ...)
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fivejedjonIt doesn't to me. To me it means I'd sooner (rather) not ...)
I went looking in the Corpora, using as soon as not as my search term. Ignoring non-matching contexts, GloWbe has three hits, two of which seem to match your interpretation and one appears to match mine. COHA has three hits, all of which seem to match my interpretation.
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Text leading up to the sentence in question:

"Adrien---" there's something in his face.
I put my hand out to steady myself on the gate. I'd as soon as not remember the sound I made."

Is that helpful? So, "as soon as" here doesn't mean what I thought it meant?
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Blue Jay Ignoring non-matching contexts, GloWbe has three hits, two of which seem to match your interpretation and one appears to match mine. COHA has three hits, all of which seem to match my interpretation.
This seems to be one of those expressions that means what the two people involved in the conversation accept it to mean. I am moderately sure that if you
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In my opinion (and it is only an opinion) the words in that particular context mean roughly the same as I would prefer not to remember...
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fivejedjonIn my opinion (and it is only an opinion) the words in that particular context mean roughly the same as I would prefer not to remember...
Yes, I agree that the context here suggests prefer not to remember.
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