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Zany banana 409 Posted 9 years ago
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More so than

I can swim as easily as, if not more so than, my brother.

I am as crazy as, if not more so than, my brother.

Can we rewrite the sentences omitting 'so'?

I can swim as easily as, if not more than, my brother.

I am as crazy as, if not more than, my brother.

I'm really confused as to the usage of the phrase 'more so'! I guess, this sentences would convey the same meaning if I say-'I swim as easily as my brother, if not more' and

'I'm as crazy as my brother, if not more'. Are these right?


Please help!

  

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I can swim as easily as, if not more so than, my brother. I am as crazy as, if not more so than, my brother. Can we rewrite the sentences omitting 'so'?

— Clive

  • I can swim as easily as, if not more so than, my brother.
  • I am as crazy as, if not more so than, my brother.
  • Can we rewrite the sentences omitting 'so'?
  • Yes.
  • 'So' does not sound quite right to me in the above two sentences..
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I can swim as easily as, if not more so than, my brother.

I am as crazy as, if not more so than, my brother.

Can we rewrite the sentences omitting 'so'? Yes. 'So' does not sound quite right to me in the above two sentences..

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