[Idiom] ‘any more than ’ used right？

He ，any more than Columbus，believed he had touched anything more than a part of east Asia.


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I doubt 'any more than' being used properly here. What is your opinion, native speaker? Thank you.

[2006]

Originally Posted by unregistered

he ，any more than columbus，believed he had touched anything more than a part of east asia.


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i doubt 'any more than' is being used properly here. you are right. 'any more than' doesn't fit with the rest of the sentence, and neither does "anything more than".

2006