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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

with as fast as

Hi,

"With as fast as he was getting better after I told him he could stay home today, there’s no way to tell if he was really sick."

Can I rephrase the highlighted part as "Considering how fast he was getting better after ...," or "He was getting better so fast after ... that"?

Thank you.
  

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," or "He was getting better so fast after ... that"? I suppose so, but none of them (including the original) seem well composed.

— Mister Micawber

  • ," or "He was getting better so fast after ...
  • that"?
  • I suppose so, but none of them (including the original) seem well composed.
  • He was getting better so fast after I told him he could stay home today that there’s no way to tell if he was really sick.
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RinoCan I rephrase the highlighted part as "Considering how fast he was getting better after ...," or "He was getting better so fast after ... that"?
I suppose so, but none of them (including the original) seem well composed.

He was getting better so fast after I told him he could stay home today that there’s no way to tell if he was really sick.
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Thank you, Mister Micawber.

Is the phrase "with as ... as" common? I've never seen it before, and I could find no text that explains it grammatically.
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RinoIs the phrase "with as ... as" common?
No, and it is not a collocation. Here is the structure:

With [= considering] (as fast as [= how fast] he was getting better after I told him he could stay home today), there’s no way to tell if he was really sick.
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Thank you very much, Mister Micawber.
I clearly understand. I really appreciate the explanations.
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