"as you have" or "as you"

[learnerAF]

Which of the following is correct from a grammar standpoint (or, I should say "a grammatical standpoint")?
A) I don't have sharp memory as you.
B) I don't have sharp memory as you have.

 

[emsr2d2]

Which of the following is grammatically correct? from a grammar standpoint (or, I should say "a grammatical standpoint")?

A) I don't have sharp memory as you.
B) I don't have sharp memory as you have.

Both your suggested sentences are wrong. For comparisons, we use the construction "as XXX as YYY".

Here are three grammatical possibilities. I would use the first:

1. I don't have as sharp a memory as you.
2. I don't have as sharp a memory as you do.
3. I don't have as sharp a memory as you have.

 

[learnerAF]

Well, I get your point, but two questions come to my mind, and they are the following.

First, aren't all "a"s in your sentences redundant, as "memory" is an uncountable noun?

Second, can all your suggested possibilities be used interchangeably in every case when comparisons are being made?

 

[jutfrank]

First, aren't all "a"s in your sentences redundant, as "memory" is an uncountable noun?

No, they're necessary. It's a countable noun here.

Second, can all your suggested possibilities be used interchangeably in every case when comparisons are being made?

They have the same meaning, yes.

 

[emsr2d2]

Well, I get your point, but two questions come to my mind, and they are the following.

First, aren't all "a"s in your sentences redundant, as "memory" is an uncountable noun?

"Memory" is countable there. If you wanted an uncountable noun, you could use "recall" but you'd have to change the adjective.

I don't have as good recall as you.
I don't have as good recall as you do.
I don't have as good recall as you have.

 

[Tarheel]

Memory can be either a count noun or a noncount noun.

memory - recall in general/storage
memories - recall of specific events

 

[learnerAF]

It's off-topic, though I'll ask it, as I used that term (Albeit emsr2d2 crossed that part out in #2) in my original question (see #1) that is, which is correct, "a grammatical standpoint" or "a grammar standpoint"?

 

[Barque]

They're both possible. "Grammatical standpoint" is possibly the more technically correct choice. "Grammar standpoint" in that context sounds more casual.

"Grammatically correct" is simpler and more straightforward.