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jays
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 Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 5:09 am Post subject: You are no more a prince than I am a king. |
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Does the following sentence make sense?
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You are no more a prince than I am a king. |
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CP
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I am not a king. You are not a prince. You are no more a prince than I am a king -- that is, not at all.
The construction is fairly common. "Jay Leno? He's no more a comedian than I am the Pope."
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