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Darcy Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
The meaning of 'so'
As......... so.........
What is the meaning of 'so' in the following sentence?
* Just as the old have need of energy of youth, so the young have need of the experience of old age.
Thanks in advance.
What is the meaning of 'so' in the following sentence?
* Just as the old have need of energy of youth, so the young have need of the experience of old age.
Thanks in advance.
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" It expresses a parallel relationship. There's the old adage about US voting habits: As Maine goes, so goes the country. Who(m)ever the state of Maine votes for, the country as a whole will also vote for.
- " It expresses a parallel relationship.
- There's the old adage about US voting habits: As Maine goes, so goes the country.
- Who(m)ever the state of Maine votes for, the country as a whole will also vote for.
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"In the same way." It expresses a parallel relationship.
There's the old adage about US voting habits:
As Maine goes, so goes the country.
Who(m)ever the state of Maine votes for, the country as a whole will also vote for.
There's the old adage about US voting habits:
As Maine goes, so goes the country.
Who(m)ever the state of Maine votes for, the country as a whole will also vote for.
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"In the same way." It sets up a parallel meaning.
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Darcy * Just as the old have need of energy of youth, so the young have need of the experience of old age.Edit. I suppose in this case you might say "conversely" rather than "similarly," since it has a strange twist.
On the other hand, "similarly" fits if you think of it as each group needing what the opposite group has, or what it cannot have.
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