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I have no problems with it (<-- It refer to "I may as well die than marry him, right?) as it stands. It may be regarded as a colloquialism. It's pretty common in speech.
So, "I may as well die than marry him" is commonly used.
"I may as well die as marry him" is not a colloquialism?
I have heard sentences that resemble both of the sentences you wrote on your first post. People who use the 'as marry him' version are usually a younger rural population. Still, the "standard" version is the one you know to be correct, and honestly, the "I may as well die as marry him" version seems more lika a "to marry him is the same as death" statement than an "I'd rather die" statement.
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