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The first correlator can be replaced with ''[[so]]'', though this is very marked (and rare). | The first correlator can be replaced with ''[[so]]'', though this is very marked (and rare). | ||
− | :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.") |
+ | ::Will shopping malls be just as packed as ever? | ||
===Rules=== | ===Rules=== | ||
− | *'''as''' is not followed immediately by <span style="color:#063;font-size:80%;font-variant:small-caps;">comparatives</span> (e.g. older, more involved, etc.) because "as" is used in <span style="color:#604;font-size:80%;font-variant:small-caps;">comparisons of</span> <span style="color:#999;font-size:56%;">non-</span> <span style="color:#604;font-size:80%;font-variant:small-caps;">equivalence</span><br /> whereas <span style="color:#063;font-size:80%;font-variant:small-caps;">comparatives</span> are used in <span style="color:#604;font-size:80%;font-variant:small-caps;">comparisons of superiority/inferiority</span> with [[than]]. | + | *'''as''' is not followed immediately by <span style="color:#063;font-size:80%;font-variant:small-caps;">comparatives</span> (e.g. older, more involved, etc.) because "as" is used in <span style="color:#604;font-size:80%;font-variant:small-caps;">comparisons of</span> <span style="color:#999;font-size:56%;font-variant:small-caps">(non-)</span><span style="color:#604;font-size:80%;font-variant:small-caps;">equivalence</span><br /> whereas <span style="color:#063;font-size:80%;font-variant:small-caps;">comparatives</span> are used in <span style="color:#604;font-size:80%;font-variant:small-caps;">comparisons of superiority/inferiority</span> with [[than]]. |
− | *'''as''' is not generally used with superlatives. The single exception is "best" (see [[#Expressions|expressions]] below). | + | *'''as''' is not generally used with <span style="color:#063;font-size:80%;font-variant:small-caps;">superlatives</span>. The single exception I know is "best" (see [[#Expressions|expressions]] below). |
===Non-equivalence / proportion=== | ===Non-equivalence / proportion=== | ||
− | :not as funny as | + | :That's ''not as funny as'' when... |
− | + | :We could do with half as many <abbr title="(disruptive) jokes">wisecracks</abbr>. | |
− | :half as many | ||
:half as much effort (see contexts: [https://www.google.com/search?&q="half+as+much+effort"]) | :half as much effort (see contexts: [https://www.google.com/search?&q="half+as+much+effort"]) | ||
:twice as many people | :twice as many people | ||
:twice as much traffic | :twice as much traffic | ||
− | :three times as many | + | :three times as many stalled tractors as last time |
==Reason== | ==Reason== | ||
− | :'''As''' I was on call anyway, I decided to go in to work. --> | + | :'''As''' I was on call anyway, I decided to go in to work. --> Comme j'étais d'astreinte de toutes façons, j'ai décidé d'aller bosser.'' |
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+ | :'''inasmuch as''': ''dans la mésure où, étant donné que, ... '' | ||
+ | :'''insofar as''': ''dans la mésure où, pour autant que, dès lors que... '' | ||
==Marker of simultaneity== | ==Marker of simultaneity== | ||
− | :'''As''' I was parking, I realized I had forgotten my | + | :'''As''' I was parking, I realized I had forgotten my mask. ''En me garant, je me suis rendu compte que j'avais oublié une masque.'' |
==Expressions== | ==Expressions== | ||
− | :as far as I know -- ''pour autant que je sache'', ''à ma connaissance'' | + | :'''as far as [X] goes, ...''' -- ''Quant à [X], ...'' |
− | :as far as I can tell -- ''d'après ce que je comprends'' | + | :'''as far as I know''' -- ''pour autant que je sache'', ''à ma connaissance'' |
− | :as best as I can tell -- ''d'après ce que je comprends'' <span style="font-size:75%;">("<s>as well as I can tell</s>" would follow grammar rules better, but real word use and grammatical consistency are two different things. :D )</span> | + | :'''as far as I can tell''' -- ''d'après ce que je comprends/vois'' |
+ | :'''as best <span style="color:#777;">(as)</span> I can tell''' -- ''d'après ce que je comprends/vois'' <span style="font-size:75%;">("<s>as well as I can tell</s>" would follow grammar rules better, but real word use and grammatical consistency are two different things. :D )</span> | ||
+ | :'''as far as I'm concerned''' -- ''Quant à moi'' | ||
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+ | :'''as you (wish / like)''' -- ''comme tu veux'' | ||
+ | :'''as you see fit''' -- ''comme tu le sens'' | ||
+ | :'''as much as I would like to... ''' | ||
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+ | :'''as for''': -- ''quant à'' | ||
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+ | :'''try as I might, I couldn't [X]''' -- ''J'ai beau essayer, mais je n'arrivais pas à [X].'' | ||
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+ | :'''as soon as possible''' -- yesterday, usually. :) | ||
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[[Category: 100-en]] | [[Category: 100-en]] |
Latest revision as of 16:51, 1 November 2020
Contents
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.")
- Will shopping malls be just as packed as ever?
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. - as is not generally used with superlatives. The single exception I know is "best" (see expressions below).
Non-equivalence / proportion
- That's not as funny as when...
- We could do with half as many wisecracks.
- half as much effort (see contexts: [1])
- twice as many people
- twice as much traffic
- three times as many stalled tractors as last time
Reason
- As I was on call anyway, I decided to go in to work. --> Comme j'étais d'astreinte de toutes façons, j'ai décidé d'aller bosser.
- inasmuch as: dans la mésure où, étant donné que, ...
- insofar as: dans la mésure où, pour autant que, dès lors que...
Marker of simultaneity
- As I was parking, I realized I had forgotten my mask. En me garant, je me suis rendu compte que j'avais oublié une masque.
Expressions
- as far as [X] goes, ... -- Quant à [X], ...
- 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/vois
- as best (as) I can tell -- d'après ce que je comprends/vois ("
as well as I can tell" would follow grammar rules better, but real word use and grammatical consistency are two different things. :D ) - as far as I'm concerned -- Quant à moi
- as you (wish / like) -- comme tu veux
- as you see fit -- comme tu le sens
- as much as I would like to...
- as for: -- quant à
- try as I might, I couldn't [X] -- J'ai beau essayer, mais je n'arrivais pas à [X].
- as soon as possible -- yesterday, usually. :)