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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

What is "often as not"?

Often as not, we would sit silently on the porch, watching the sky go from yellow to pink.
  

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Often as not = reasonably frequently

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  • Often as not = reasonably frequently
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Often as not = reasonably frequently
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I kinda guessed that was it. But could you tell me how "as" is used in that expression?
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It is the second half of the comparative conjunctions 'as...as'. The first one is often optional, as here: (As) often as not, we would sit....
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Mister MicawberIt is the second half of the comparative conjunctions 'as...as'. The first one is often optional, as here: (As) often as not, we would sit....

Thanks, but honestly it doesn't ring any bell for me!... Actually it still doesn't make any sense!...

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There is also a simple presentation of correlative conjunctions [url=http://www.english-for-students.com/Correlative-Conjunctions.html] HERE[/url], adhamdodi. See #8.
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