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Hirashin Posted 11 years ago
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I can not swim any more than he can.

I can not swim any more than he can.

Could this sentence be used? If yes, what does it mean?
Can Tom swim?

Thanks in advance

Hirashin
  

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Literally, it means that he and I have equal swimming ability. But idiomatically it emphasizes that neither of us can swim.

  • Literally, it means that he and I have equal swimming ability.
  • But idiomatically it emphasizes that neither of us can swim.
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Literally, it means that he and I have equal swimming ability.
But idiomatically it emphasizes that neither of us can swim.

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