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Jigneshbharati Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

You are as Indian as you can be

"The second one is even more funny- ' Oh so now you are married, that's why. 'You are as Indian as you can be.' Whatever that means as if Saree is a post-marriage phenomenon."

I saw the excerpt on the Facebook about wearing sarees.
Please explain to me the grammar of "You are as Indian as you can be" sentence. Why have they used you can be?
Thanks
Jignesh
  

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as (one) can be" means that a maximum has been reached. You are as Indian as (you) can be ~ You have every possible characteristic of an Indian. There is nothing you can do to make yourself more Indian.

— CalifJim

  • as (one) can be" means that a maximum has been reached.
  • You are as Indian as (you) can be ~ You have every possible characteristic of an Indian.
  • There is nothing you can do to make yourself more Indian.
  • There are variants.
  • Bill is as American as can be.
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JigneshbharatiYou are as Indian as you can be
"as ...as (one) can be" means that a maximum has been reached.

You are as Indian as (you) can be ~ You have every possible characteristic of an Indian. There is nothing you can do to make yourself more Indian.

There are variants.

Bill is as American as can be.
This pie is as sweet as
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