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Zuotengdazuo Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

As=rather than?

I'd as soon put that little canary into the park on a winter's day, as recommend you to bestow your heart on him! (Wuthering Heights)

Hi. Could you explain what the meaning of “as” is here, please? Does it mean “rather than”?

Thank you.
  

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The pattern is "I'd as soon X as Y", which means that the speaker would just as readily do X as do Y, often (as here) in the sense that X is undesirable, and Y is equally undesirable.

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  • The pattern is "I'd as soon X as Y", which means that the speaker would just as readily do X as do Y, often (as here) in the sense that X is undesirable, and Y is equally undesirable.
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The pattern is "I'd as soon X as Y", which means that the speaker would just as readily do X as do Y, often (as here) in the sense that X is undesirable, and Y is equally undesirable.

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