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navi
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 Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:45 pm Post subject: act or manner/comma |
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Can one say:
1-He talks to me as when we were at high school.
instead of:
1a-He talks to me as he did when we were at high school.
(Meaning: He talks to me in the same way he talked to me when we were at high school. The manner is the same.)
Can one say:
2-He makes silly jokes, as when he was at high school.
instead of
2a-He makes silly jokes, as he did when he was at high school.
(Meaning: He makes silly jokes, and he made silly jokes when he was at high school. The act is the same although maybe the manner is different.) |
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Bob S.
Joined: 29 Apr 2004
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Location: So. Cal
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| Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:42 am Post subject: Re: act or manner/comma |
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| navi wrote: |
Can one say:
1-He talks to me as when we were at high school.
instead of:
1a-He talks to me as he did when we were at high school.
(Meaning: He talks to me in the same way he talked to me when we were at high school. The manner is the same.) |
Yes, that is fine.
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Can one say:
2-He makes silly jokes, as when he was at high school.
instead of
2a-He makes silly jokes, as he did when he was at high school.
(Meaning: He makes silly jokes, and he made silly jokes when he was at high school. The act is the same although maybe the manner is different.) |
Yes. Though I would say "in high school". (Is "at high school" British English?) |
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