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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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1) As always, the cops could not find the culprit.
Can 'as always' be used with "could not', as I've done here. Because normally we say: He won the prize, as always. We use it in positive ways.

2) The cop turned so violent as to beat up prisoners instead of grilling them for more information.
The cop turned so violent as to beat up prisoners rather than grill them for information.

Are 'rather than' and 'instead of' used correctly here?
  

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Anonymous 1) As always, the cops could not find the culprit. Can 'as always' be used with "could not', as I've done here. Because normally we say: He won the prize, as always.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous 1) As always, the cops could not find the culprit.
  • Can 'as always' be used with "could not', as I've done here.
  • Because normally we say: He won the prize, as always.
  • We use it in positive ways.
  • Yes, but a better idiom, I think, is "As usual".
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Anonymous1) As always, the cops could not find the culprit.
Can 'as always' be used with "could not', as I've done here. Because normally we say: He won the prize, as always. We use it in positive ways.
Yes, but a better idiom, I think, is "As usual".
Anonymous2) The cop turned so violent as to beat up prisoners instead of gri
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Thanks for the clarification, CalifJim.

CalifJim1) As always, the cops could not find the culprit.
Can 'as always' be used with "could not', as I've done here. Because normally we say: He won the prize, as always. We use it in positive ways.
Yes, but a better idiom, I think, is "As usual".

Can it be negative with both idioms? As usu
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