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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Using "AS" in a sentence

Could you please tell me how to properly use AS in the following sentences?

- It takes as long to load the video as the length of it./It takes the length of the video to load it. If the video is 10 minutes long, it takes 10 minutes to load.

- I've never respected someone as much as you/the way I respect you.

- File the pages as the print prints them out. Don't wait until the priter is done printing to file the pages. If you file them as the printer prints them, you'll be done by the time the printer is done printing.

- We both live as far from work as each other/as one another.

THank you
  

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/It takes the length of the video to load it. If the video is 10 minutes long, it takes 10 minutes to load. It takes as long to load the video as it does to play it.

  • /It takes the length of the video to load it.
  • If the video is 10 minutes long, it takes 10 minutes to load.
  • It takes as long to load the video as it does to play it.
  • 2) I've never respected someone as much as you/the way I respect you.
  • I've never respected anyone as much as I respect you.
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1) It takes as long to load the video as the length of it./It takes the length of the video to load it. If the video is 10 minutes long, it takes 10 minutes to load.

It takes as long to load the video as it does to play it.

2) I've never respected someone as much as you/the way I respect you.

I've never respected anyone as much as I respect you.

3) File the pa
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Thank you,

I have a couple of questions:

I've never respected someone as much as you/the way I respect you. (how come you can't say these

Can't you say:

I've never loved anyone as much as you.
I've never loved anyone the way I love you.

and for 4

I'm trying to say that they both live as far from work. It takes them both 30 minutes to ge
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alc24Can't you say:

I've never loved anyone as much as you.
I've never loved anyone the way I love you.
Yes, these are perfectly good.

These are the most straightforward:

We both live the same distance from work.
I live the same distance from work as you do.

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