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Teleostomi Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

"much as"



Valley glaciers appear when ice flows down into valleys, much as rivers flow, albeit much more slowly.
Is it OK to interpret it as "the amount of the ice is as much as that of rivers"?
  

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No. Much as = much the same as = in a similar manner (to)

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  • Much as = much the same as = in a similar manner (to)
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No. Much as = much the same as = in a similar manner (to)

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