Much too burdensome
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what is the structure of this sentence:
To be an authority is much too "burdensome an existence" for a humorist.
in this sentence, we have adj+an+noun (in quotation mark)
what is the exact meaning of this sentence?
the meaning is "the most burdensome experience in humorist's life is being author"?
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an authority here means an expert, not an author. eg Tom is an authority on Chinese abstract art. The structure too -adj+an+noun is standard English.
- an authority here means an expert, not an author.
- eg Tom is an authority on Chinese abstract art.
- The structure too -adj+an+noun is standard English.
- eg That is too expensive a car for me to buy.
- --------------------------- The meaning of the original sentence is this.
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an authority here means an expert, not an author. eg Tom is an authority on Chinese abstract art.
The structure too -adj+an+noun is standard English. eg That is too expensive a car for me to buy.
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The meaning of the original sentence is this. A humorist don't like to be considered an authority. He/she sees it as a
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