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#2 (permalink) Tue Aug 29, 2006 19:24 pm As good as |
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Hi Quoc
Here are some different options:
For all intents and purposes, he's dead. He in effect called me a coward.
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#3 (permalink) Tue Aug 29, 2006 20:05 pm As good as |
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HI Quoc,
Let's make it nice and simple and say as good as in the sense of very nearly means practically or all but. Your teacher will be bowled over.
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#4 (permalink) Wed Aug 30, 2006 0:00 am As good as |
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Dear teacher,
So,
He as good as called me a coward. = He very nearly called me a coward. ? He is as good as dead. =he is very nearly dead. ?
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#5 (permalink) Wed Aug 30, 2006 8:19 am As good as (As good as means very nearly) |
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. I'd say it's not a good idea to freely interchange "very nearly" for "as good as". That's why Alan and I both wrote other options. . _________________ "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." ~ Abraham Lincoln |
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#6 (permalink) Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:00 am As good as |
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Hi Quoc,
We have recently given you several explanations and illustrative examples in response to your questions. Very often you quote my teacher in your questions. I have a question for you: Do you ever put questions to this teacher or is there no interaction between teacher and class?
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#7 (permalink) Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:05 pm As good as |
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Dear Sir,
We can't do that in class because when the bell rings, she come out immediately out of the class.
She only gives us exercises and she ask sb to write the answers on the blackboard. If the answer is wrong, she rewrite without explanations.
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