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Liveinjapan Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Same

Fortunately she lost interest in a thing with the same suddenness with which she hankered for it.

Does this mean?: She hankered for a thing with a suddenness,and fortunately lost interest in it with the same suddenness.

It is better to leave same here, right?

Thanks.
  

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I would say yes, and yes. You understand, I trust, that it doesn't mean "the self-same suddenness" (like "the self-same-song" of Lord Byron), but rather an equal, or corresponding suddenness - equal in degree. She didn't hanker for it and toss it off sumultaneously.

— Avangi

  • I would say yes, and yes.
  • You understand, I trust, that it doesn't mean "the self-same suddenness" (like "the self-same-song" of Lord Byron), but rather an equal, or corresponding suddenness - equal in degree.
  • She didn't hanker for it and toss it off sumultaneously.
  • I don't think "suddenness" here refers to quickness, or shortness of time, so much as it does to abruptness, or turnabout - unexpectedness.
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I would say yes, and yes. You understand, I trust, that it doesn't mean "the self-same suddenness" (like "the self-same-song" of Lord Byron), but rather an equal, or corresponding suddenness - equal in degree. She didn't hanker for it and toss it off sumultaneously.
I don't think "suddenness" here refers to quickness, or shortness of time, so much as it does to abruptness, or turnabout
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Thanks, Avangi.
Understand!
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