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Old 03-Jul-2005, 16:01
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Originally Posted by navi tasan
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I agree that the sentence needs a comma. And there is no doubt that it can have the meaning you attribute to it. But can't it also mean: It was one and also the other.

He played the guitar, as did I. (and I did as well)
He played the guitar, as I played the piano. (two meanings: at the same time and also)
He was rude to you, as he was to me.
He was violent, as he was rude.

Yes, those meanings are possible. I don't think those meanings were intended, however, in the sentence we were first discussing.
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