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Dear David,
Thank you very much for your explanation. I understand it.
Could you please kindly explain if I can say "John is not less hard working than his sister...."?
Jiang
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Originally Posted by David L.  Let's be clear: who failed the exam? John. His sister passed the exam.
To pass an exam, you must study, be hardworking.
John worked just as hard as his sister: John is no less hardworking that his sister. They both study as hard as each other. Yet for some reason, John failed but his sister passed.
But say his sister had failed. Why did she fail and John pass? Did they study just as hard as each other? We're they equally hardworking?
"John is no more hardworking than his sister..."
That is, John doesn't study harder than his sister, which might have explained why he passed and his sister didn't. |