“as much they could”
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Is the phrase "as much they could" correct?
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The spectators had to endure the heat as much they could.
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Is the phrase "as much they could" correct?
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The spectators had to endure the heat as much they could.
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All I can say is that it looks rather like what I recall of the Somerset (the U.K. county) dialect. For example, in that dialect ‘they’ is used where ‘standard (British) English would have ‘those’. And the omission of ‘as’ also reminds me of that dialect.
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Is the phrase "as much they could" correct?
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The spectators had to endure the heat as much they could.
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Is the phrase "as much they could" correct?
For instance,
The spectators had to endure the heat as much they could.
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grammaticality phrases expressions
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All I can say is that it looks rather like what I recall of the Somerset (the U.K. county) dialect. For example, in that dialect ‘they’ is used where ‘standard (British) English would have ‘those’. And the omission of ‘as’ also reminds me of that dialect.
– Tuffy
yesterday
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Please cite the source.
– Kris
19 hours ago
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All I can say is that it looks rather like what I recall of the Somerset (the U.K. county) dialect. For example, in that dialect ‘they’ is used where ‘standard (British) English would have ‘those’. And the omission of ‘as’ also reminds me of that dialect.
– Tuffy
yesterday
1
Please cite the source.
– Kris
19 hours ago
All I can say is that it looks rather like what I recall of the Somerset (the U.K. county) dialect. For example, in that dialect ‘they’ is used where ‘standard (British) English would have ‘those’. And the omission of ‘as’ also reminds me of that dialect.
– Tuffy
yesterday
All I can say is that it looks rather like what I recall of the Somerset (the U.K. county) dialect. For example, in that dialect ‘they’ is used where ‘standard (British) English would have ‘those’. And the omission of ‘as’ also reminds me of that dialect.
– Tuffy
yesterday
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Please cite the source.
– Kris
19 hours ago
Please cite the source.
– Kris
19 hours ago
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All I can say is that it looks rather like what I recall of the Somerset (the U.K. county) dialect. For example, in that dialect ‘they’ is used where ‘standard (British) English would have ‘those’. And the omission of ‘as’ also reminds me of that dialect.
– Tuffy
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Please cite the source.
– Kris
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