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Pructus Posted 15 years ago
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No more than
He is no more crazy than you are.
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The sentence above, which does it mean between A and B? I guess it should mean A, because "James is no taller than Brown" means that "James is short and Brown is short, too".
A: He is as right-minded as you are.
B: He is not crazy and you are not crazy either.
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The sentence above, which does it mean between A and B? I guess it should mean A, because "James is no taller than Brown" means that "James is short and Brown is short, too".
A: He is as right-minded as you are.
B: He is not crazy and you are not crazy either.
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pructus He is no more crazy than you are. It can be used both ways: neither of you is crazy / both of you are crazy. Context will determine which is intended.
- pructus He is no more crazy than you are.
- It can be used both ways: neither of you is crazy / both of you are crazy.
- Context will determine which is intended.
- It could be, "Each of you is a little bit crazy," since "crazy" is not an absolute.
- Your point about the two comparative forms is correct.
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pructusHe is no more crazy than you are.It can be used both ways: neither of you is crazy / both of you are crazy.
Context will determine which is intended.
It could be, "Each of you is a little bit crazy," since "crazy" is not an absolute.
Your point about the two comparative forms is correct. You could say, "He is no cra
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pructusHe is no more crazy than you are.There is a literal meaning:
The degree to which he is crazy is not greater than the degree to which you are crazy.
And there is a pragmatic meaning, provided that this is said, as it usually is, to someone who is not crazy:
He, like you, is not crazy.
CJ
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