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Russkiy Bear Posted 13 years ago
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I'd just as soon...as to...
1) I'd just as soon go home - Does it mean I prefer to go home? or Something is just as fine as something esle (like #2)?
2) I'd just as soon go home as to go to party. - Does it mean either thing is good?
2) I'd just as soon go home as to go to party. - Does it mean either thing is good?
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(1) literally means that you would like to go home just as much as you would like to do some other thing, but in practice it is used to express a preference for going home. " It means the same, except that you are explicitly stating the alternative (which was left implied in (1)).
- (1) literally means that you would like to go home just as much as you would like to do some other thing, but in practice it is used to express a preference for going home.
- " It means the same, except that you are explicitly stating the alternative (which was left implied in (1)).
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(1) literally means that you would like to go home just as much as you would like to do some other thing, but in practice it is used to express a preference for going home.
(2) should say "I'd just as soon go home as go to a/the party." It means the same, except that you are explicitly stating the alternative (which was left implied in (1)).
(2) should say "I'd just as soon go home as go to a/the party." It means the same, except that you are explicitly stating the alternative (which was left implied in (1)).
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How do I have to figure out if it's a preference or "as much as" situation? 
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