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Kajjo Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
as well ... as
My questions concerns the possible usage of "as well ... as" in the sense of "both ... and" or "not only ... but also". I know that "as well as" is a different idiom and means something along "and also".
The sentence of question is (the content and vocabulary itself is not important)
"They wanted to defend them as well against internal struggles as against the greed of France."
"They wanted to defend them both against internal struggles and against the greed of France."
This is intended as a translation of German "sowohl...als auch". My dictionary gives both possibilities (both...and / as well...as) but native speakers are opposed to the usage of "as well...as" and claim that only "as well as" exists.Of course, dictionaries contain mistakes and so I would like to receive comments of several native speakers.
Thanks in advance,
Kajjo
The sentence of question is (the content and vocabulary itself is not important)
"They wanted to defend them as well against internal struggles as against the greed of France."
"They wanted to defend them both against internal struggles and against the greed of France."
This is intended as a translation of German "sowohl...als auch". My dictionary gives both possibilities (both...and / as well...as) but native speakers are opposed to the usage of "as well...as" and claim that only "as well as" exists.Of course, dictionaries contain mistakes and so I would like to receive comments of several native speakers.
Thanks in advance,
Kajjo
Top answer
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- I don't think you can break as well as as you suggest.
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- Shamed by their own man, but knowing full well the right time and the wrong time for a ...
- The Mysterious Island by Verne, Jules - Chapter 16 two legs as well as against savages with four.
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I don't think you can break as well as as you suggest.
I think this would be better:
"They wanted to defend them against internal struggles as well as against the greed of France."
You may want to review these quotations from literature, containing as well as agai
I think this would be better:
"They wanted to defend them against internal struggles as well as against the greed of France."
You may want to review these quotations from literature, containing as well as agai
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