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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Just as
Hi.
Dictionary says 'just as' means 'to an equal degree'.Why not 'to the same degree'?
As in something being 'just as important'.
Thanks in advance
Dictionary says 'just as' means 'to an equal degree'.Why not 'to the same degree'?
As in something being 'just as important'.
Thanks in advance
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I don't see any real difference. Both sound OK. The particular context might influence your choice of phrase.
- I don't see any real difference.
- Both sound OK.
- The particular context might influence your choice of phrase.
- Clive
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I don't see any real difference. Both sound OK.
The particular context might influence your choice of phrase.
Clive
The particular context might influence your choice of phrase.
Clive
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The context is:
"calculating move are important but applying general principles[...] is just as immportant."(from a chess book)
"calculating move are important but applying general principles[...] is just as immportant."(from a chess book)
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The context is:
"calculating a move is important but applying general principles[...] is just as important."(from a chess book)
Calculating a move is important but applying general principles is important to the same degree.
Calculating a
"calculating a move is important but applying general principles[...] is just as important."(from a chess book)
Calculating a move is important but applying general principles is important to the same degree.
Calculating a
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but ther is no difference between 'to the same degree' and 'to the equal degree'?
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