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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

it's as if

In the English Language, is it common and correct grammatically to use 'it's as if' like in the sentences below?

If I don't eat bread with my main course, it's s if I hadn't eaten at all. I'm still starving if I don't eat bread.

Your mom gave you $150 for your birthday. You bought clothes with the money. Basically it's as if your mother had bought you the clothes.
  

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This usage is very natural and common, but I'd say it's casual. If you're asking for an explanation of the grammar, that's another matter. It's probably an idiom.

— Avangi

  • This usage is very natural and common, but I'd say it's casual.
  • If you're asking for an explanation of the grammar, that's another matter.
  • It's probably an idiom.
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This usage is very natural and common, but I'd say it's casual.

If you're asking for an explanation of the grammar, that's another matter.
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