Timeline for Can "As [adjective] as [noun] is" in the beginning of the sentence mean "Although/despite [noun] is [adjective]"?
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| Nov 15, 2014 at 23:01 | vote | accept | Ilya Streltsyn | ||
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| Nov 15, 2014 at 21:54 | comment | added | WS2 | @Ilya Streltsyn I suppose there are words which are elided '(Although I am) as tall as I am, I cannot reach the top shelf'. Alas, I cannot advise on rules etc, because I am a native speaker and just know it instinctively. | |
| Nov 15, 2014 at 20:30 | comment | added | Ilya Streltsyn | Could you please explain a bit the second step? What is the rule of this kind of "as ... as" usage, and where can I read more about this? | |
| Nov 15, 2014 at 20:18 | history | answered | WS2 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |