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ANNE202 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Meaning of 'as' in this sentence!

Hi, I wanna ask a question!

I'm reading 'Anne of Green Gables' just now and here's the sentence in which I need some help!

"That's easy enough, for Matthew doesn't go about looking for excitement by any means and never did, but he's not to do any very heavy work either and you might as well tell Matthew not to breathe as not to work"

I guess 'you might as well tell Matthew not to breathe as not to work' implies

working is as important as breathing in Matthew's life, doesn't it?

Then what does 'as'(bold) mean?

Can 'as' replace 'when'?

Thank you!

  

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I guess 'you might as well tell Matthew not to breathe as not to work' impliesworking is as important as breathing in Matthew's life, doesn't it? Right. Then what does 'as'(bold) mean?

— Anonymous

  • I guess 'you might as well tell Matthew not to breathe as not to work' impliesworking is as important as breathing in Matthew's life, doesn't it?
  • Right.
  • Then what does 'as'(bold) mean?
  • It echoes the "as" before that in "as well".
  • "
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???I guess 'you might as well tell Matthew not to breathe as not to work' impliesworking is as important as breathing in Matthew's life, doesn't it?

Right.

???Then what does 'as'(bold) mean?

It echoes the "as" before that in "as well". You can think of it as "You might just as well tell Matthew not to breathe, to t

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