As talented as / as nice as
We were luck enough to find someone as talented as John to cover the event.
What does this mean? Does this mean that they booked John or someone who is as talented as John? How would you say both?
Which of these is correct? Is it possible to phrase it differently and keep the ending in each?
He's as far from nice as there is.
He's as far from nice as they get.
He's as far from nice as they come.
He's as far from nice as there gets.
Thank you
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anonymous We were luck y enough to find someone as talented as John to cover the event. What does this mean? Does this mean that they booked John or someone who is as talented as John?
- anonymous We were luck y enough to find someone as talented as John to cover the event.
- What does this mean?
- Does this mean that they booked John or someone who is as talented as John?
- It's ambiguous.
- It can mean either of those things.
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anonymousWe were lucky enough to find someone as talented as John to cover the event.
What does this mean? Does this mean that they booked John or someone who is as talented as John?
It's ambiguous. It can mean either of those things. On first reading I take it that they booked John and they consider him very
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