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:just as <span style="color:#042;font-size:90%;font-weight:bold;">ADJ</span> as. ("But elder brother was <span style="color:#204; font-weight:bold;">''just as''</span> late <span style="font-size:72%;">(last night)</span> <span style="color:#204; font-weight:bold;">''as''</span> I was <span style="font-size:72%;">(tonight)</span>, and you hardly said a word to him.") | :just as <span style="color:#042;font-size:90%;font-weight:bold;">ADJ</span> as. ("But elder brother was <span style="color:#204; font-weight:bold;">''just as''</span> late <span style="font-size:72%;">(last night)</span> <span style="color:#204; font-weight:bold;">''as''</span> I was <span style="font-size:72%;">(tonight)</span>, and you hardly said a word to him.") | ||
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| + | :'''as''' is not followed immediately by <span style="color:063;font-variant:small-caps;">comparatives</span> (e.g. older, more involved, etc.) because "as" is used in <span style="color:#604;font-variant:small-caps;">comparisons of</span> <span style="color:#999;">non-</span> <span style="color:#604;font-variant:small-caps;">equivalence</span> whereas <span style="color:063;font-variant:small-caps;">comparatives</span> are used in <span style="color:#604;font-variant:small-caps;">comparisons of superiority/inferiority</span> with [[than]]. | ||
===Non-equivalence / proportion=== | ===Non-equivalence / proportion=== | ||
Revision as of 21:00, 16 October 2020
Contents
[hide]Co-relator
Equivalence
- as ADJ as = aussi ADJ que
- as ADV as = aussi ADV que
- as many Ns as = autant de Ns que
- as few Ns as = aussi peu de Ns que
- as much N as = autant de N que
- as little N as = aussi peu de N que
The first correlator can be replaced with so, though this is very marked (and rare).
- just as ADJ as. ("But elder brother was just as late (last night) as I was (tonight), and you hardly said a word to him.")
Rules
- as is not followed immediately by comparatives (e.g. older, more involved, etc.) because "as" is used in comparisons of non- equivalence whereas comparatives are used in comparisons of superiority/inferiority with than.
Non-equivalence / proportion
- not as funny as Mr Bean
- half as wise as all that
- half as many again (= 50% more)
- half as much effort (see contexts: [1])
- twice as many people
- twice as much traffic
- three times as many cars
Reason
- As I was on call anyway, I decided to go in to work. --> Puisque/Comme j'étais d'astreinte de toutes façons, j'ai décidé d'aller bosser.
Marker of simultaneity
- As I was parking, I realized I had forgotten my cellphone. En me garant, je me suis rendu compte que j'avais oublié mon portable.
Expressions
- as far as I know -- pour autant que je sache, à ma connaissance
- as far as I can tell -- d'après ce que je comprends
- as best as I can tell -- d'après ce que je comprends ("
as well as I can tell" would follow grammar rules better, but real word use and grammatical consistency are two different things. :D )
- as you (wish / like) -- comme tu veux
- as you see fit
- as much as I would like to
