I'd say all of them.Originally Posted by navi tasan
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- 29-Jan-2005, 19:27 #1
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as Which is correct:
1-My heart isn't as empty as it seems.
2-My heart isn't empty as it seems.
3-My heart isn't empty, as it seems.
- 30-Jan-2005, 00:43 #2
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- 30-Jan-2005, 01:49 #3
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Re: as (2) will not be accepted on an English proficiency test; and (3) is unlikely to appear on one.
- 30-Jan-2005, 02:11 #4
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Re: as Is the meaning of 3 different to the meaning of 1? Doesn't 3 correspond to A rather than to B?
A) It seems it is empty, but it isn't empty.
B) It is not as empty as it seems.
- 30-Jan-2005, 05:42 #5
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Re: as Your original question wasn't about meaning, was it, Navi? Sorry if I missed your intent. My take:
1-My heart isn't as empty as it seems-- MY HEART IS LESS EMPTY THAN IT APPEARS TO BE.
2-My heart isn't empty as it seems. AS (1) WITH 'AS' ELIDED.
3-My heart isn't empty, as it seems. MY HEART IS APPARENTLY NOT EMPTY.
- 30-Jan-2005, 13:23 #6
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Re: as Thanks Mr. Micawber,
Actually I wanted to ask whether there was a difference in their meanings in the origianl post but then I don't know why I thought I'd do this in two parts. I guess that wasn't the smartest thing to do!
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