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- 15-Jun-2006, 07:27 #1
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"as" or" what" Air is to men as water is to fish.
Can I change "as" to "what"? why
- 15-Jun-2006, 07:43 #2
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Re: "as" or" what" First of all, may I know what does it mean by "Air is to men as water is to fish"?
As for ur question, I think you should not change 'as' to 'what'.Because the sentence will then be ungrammatical.
- 16-Jun-2006, 03:21 #3
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Teacher Re: "as" or" what" Yes, you can.
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