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Azz Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Such big idiots
Can one say
a. They are not such big idiots as they seem.
b. They are not as big idiots as they seem.
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Many thanks.
a. They are not such big idiots as they seem.
b. They are not as big idiots as they seem.
?
Many thanks.
Top answer
(a) is OK. (b) doesn't sound very good to me. This pattern is OK with singular nouns ("not as big an idiot") but it doesn't pluralise very well.
- (a) is OK.
- (b) doesn't sound very good to me.
- This pattern is OK with singular nouns ("not as big an idiot") but it doesn't pluralise very well.
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(a) is OK.
(b) doesn't sound very good to me. This pattern is OK with singular nouns ("not as big an idiot") but it doesn't pluralise very well.
(b) doesn't sound very good to me. This pattern is OK with singular nouns ("not as big an idiot") but it doesn't pluralise very well.
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