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    Dear teachers

    Am I right interpreting this sentence as follows?

    You look good as ever = You have never look as good as today

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    You have always look as good as you do today

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    Default Re: as ever

    Quote Originally Posted by Offroad View Post
    Dear teachers

    Am I right interpreting this sentence as follows?

    You look as good as ever = You have never look as good as today No

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    You have always looked as good as you do today <- This one, except the grammar's wrong, and you have it backwards.

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    The proper expression is "as ... as", but lazy people sometimes leave out the first 'as'.
    The sentence means "You look as good now as you have ever looked before."
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    Default Re: as ever

    The second.
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    Default Re: as ever

    I wonder why I typed 'look' instead of 'looked'.

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