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Jackson6612 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

I'm as cool and handsome as are you.

To me, the both sentences sound fine. Perhaps, it's just the structural weight and language aesthetics which make the first sound more refined and attractive. Please let me know what you have to say on this. Thanks.

1: I'm as cool and handsome as are you.
2: I'm as cool and handsome as you are.
  

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#1 sounds wrong to me. ") #2 sounds fine.

  • #1 sounds wrong to me.
  • ") #2 sounds fine.
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#1 sounds wrong to me. (You can, however, say "I'm cool and handsome, as are you.")

#2 sounds fine.
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Mr Wordy(You can, however, say "I'm cool and handsome, as are you.")
So the difference lies in the punctuation here. Will the both sound fine to you with the correct punctuation?
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Jackson6612So the difference lies in the punctuation here. Will the both sound fine to you with the correct punctuation?
Note the difference:

Your sentence: "I'm as cool and handsome as are you."

My sentence: "I'm cool and handsome, as are you."
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Sorry for the confusion.

Would you consider the given sentence correct: I'm cool and handsome, as you are?
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Jackson6612Would you consider the given sentence correct: I'm cool and handsome, as you are?
Yes, this is OK (it is spoken with the accent on the word "you").
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Thanks a lot for the reply.

Question 1:
So both are fine:
1: I'm cool and handsome, as are you.
2: I'm cool and handsome, as you are.

If you ask me, then the second is more natural to me because it has usual grammar structure, no inversion. What would you say on this?

Question 2:

I said:

Would you consider the given sentence correct: I'm c
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Jackson6612Question 1:
So both are fine:
1: I'm cool and handsome, as are you.
2: I'm cool and handsome, as you are.

If you ask me, then the second is more natural to me because it has usual grammar structure, no inversion. What would you say on this?
This seems reasonable (though to me, both seem natural enough to be used in conversation)
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Mr Wordy
Jackson6612I said:
Would you consider the given sentence correct: I'm cool and handsome, as you are?
I used 'would' instead of 'will' because it gives more sense of politeness and request. I save 'will' for sentences where I specifically refer to some future activity etc. Would it have been okay if I had used 'will' instead?
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Jackson6612May I know the reason for 'will' being inappropriate above?
"Will you ..." is most often used to ask whether someone has the intention of doing something in the future. For example: "Will you be home late tonight?" In your sentence, you are essentially asking "Do you consider..." (present), and you are using "would" to soften the question.
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Mr Wordy"Will you ..." is most often used to ask whether someone has the intention of doing something in the future.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that it's also used to ask someone to do some task for you, as in "Will you get that report I asked for, please?". However, when the person you're talking to is not subordinate, a softer and more polite form of wordi

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