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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Is 'there are' correct here?
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'As as there are pubs, I'll be happy' (pub = a bar; a public house)
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'As as there are pubs, I'll be happy' (pub = a bar; a public house)
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" As you are going to the store anyway, could you pick up some milk for me, please?
- " As you are going to the store anyway, could you pick up some milk for me, please?
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(I assume that repeated "as" was just a typo, right?)
Substitute "Because" for "As" and you'll see that the unusual sense you get from the sentence isn't due to the "there are," but to the "as."
As you are going to the store anyway, could you pick up some milk for me, please?
Substitute "Because" for "As" and you'll see that the unusual sense you get from the sentence isn't due to the "there are," but to the "as."
As you are going to the store anyway, could you pick up some milk for me, please?
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Whoops!
What I meant to type: 'As long as there are pubs (here), I'll be happy'
What I meant to type: 'As long as there are pubs (here), I'll be happy'
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Oh!
Okay, replace "As long as" with "Provided that" and you have one meaning. It sets a condition that must be satisfied. This is the more common meaning.
Replace "As long as" with "For the duration of time that" and you have another. It makes a prediction.
But in both cases, "there are" is just fine.
Okay, replace "As long as" with "Provided that" and you have one meaning. It sets a condition that must be satisfied. This is the more common meaning.
Replace "As long as" with "For the duration of time that" and you have another. It makes a prediction.
But in both cases, "there are" is just fine.
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