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Old 05-Jul-2005, 12:28
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Default Re: as much ... as ...

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And what would you say about a speaker that says it? Would you tell a student that it's wrong and something you can't say?
If a student asked me, I would point out that the 'as much...as it is' construction has an element of redundancy, except in cases such as the one I mentioned earlier.

If the student then said, "Well, MrP, I rather like this construction, and find your approach overly restrictive; so up yours", I would say, Good luck to you, my friend.

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