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Billy Kwong Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Why does "as well as" means "in addition to"?

Could you explain that.thanks
  

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It's really just a fixed expression. If you want to, you can do some research on the etymology of the word 'well'. It's from Old English.

— Clive

  • It's really just a fixed expression.
  • If you want to, you can do some research on the etymology of the word 'well'.
  • It's from Old English.
  • Look here for a start.
  • term=well
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It's really just a fixed expression.

If you want to, you can do some research on the etymology of the word 'well'. It's from Old English.
Look here for a start.
http://www.etymonline.com/i
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