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Mr. Tom Posted 11 years ago
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She was so jealous to see my new car...

Hi

Is this sentence correct -- I mean the use of "as to"?

She was so jealous to see my new car as to be literally green.

Thanks,

Tom
  

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Yes, it is correct. People would usually,or at least often, expand it to "green with envy."
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Mr. Tomas to be literally green.
I'm afraid I dislike this use of "literally" to mean the exact opposite of what it says, i.e. not literally. The word is so misused that it has virtually lost its meaning, but we should fight to preserve what remains.
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It would also be nice to preserve the distinction between jealousy and envy.Emotion: geeked

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"I'm afraid I dislike this use of "literally" to mean the exact opposite of what it says, i.e. not literally. The word is so misused that it has virtually lost its meaning, but we should fight to preserve what remains."

I agree with that, except for the part about fighting to preserve. It is a battle that has already been lost in my opinion.
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Mr. TomHiIs this sentence correct -- I mean the use of "as to"?
She was so jealous to see my new car as to be literally green. Don't say that.
She was so jealous to see my new car that she was literally green.
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She was so jealous to see my new car as to be literally green.

Here are a few comments.

When I read this, I took the word 'literally' literally.
ie I thought you meant her face had a greenish tinge to it.

so . . . as to .
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CliveWhen I read this, I took the word 'literally' literally.ie I thought you meant her face had a greenish tinge to it.
I would contend that it is physically implausible, if not impossible, for someone's face to literally acquire a greenish tinge as a result of envy/jealousy.
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Sorry to come late. Irrespective of the several valid points above, I find the original sentence too awkward to live, and I suggest:

She was green with envy over my new car.

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