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Old 10-Jul-2005, 20:53
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Default Re: (just) as much ... as ... Prescriptive or Descriptive?

Quote:
Originally Posted by M56
Like this:
It is much undesirable and it is much unnecessary:
I would agree that these are possible:

1. It is much more unnecessary than it is undesirable.
2. It is somewhat unnecessary and highly undesirable.
3. It is as much your fault as it is mine.

But these I find difficult:

4. It is much unnecessary.
5. It is much undesirable.

They don't seem to google, for instance; even 'it is as much unnecessary' only seems to bring up a similar discussion on another forum.

It's as if the 'much' were aspiring to the status of 'molto' ('molto sgradevole' is fine).

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