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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

To do

"But he can’t chase as fast as he used to do, so can’t get to it before the keeper." (The Guardian's Sport website.)

Does "to do" mean exactly "to chase" in the above?
  

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Anonymous Does "to do" mean exactly "to chase" in the above? Yes. The British tend to add a form of "do" in such places.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Does "to do" mean exactly "to chase" in the above?
  • Yes.
  • The British tend to add a form of "do" in such places.
  • Americans would end the phrase with "as he used to".
  • The meaning is the same in either case.
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AnonymousDoes "to do" mean exactly "to chase" in the above?
Yes. The British tend to add a form of "do" in such places. Americans would end the phrase with "as he used to". The meaning is the same in either case.

CJ
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Thank you, CJ, for the reply.
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