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Planned maintenance scheduled April 23, 2019 at 23:30UTC (7:30pm US/Eastern)“than do I” vs. “than I do”“I've got more to do than wait” or “I've got more to do than **to** wait”?Can something be “blacker” than something else? How common are single-word comparatives and superlatives for color-designating adjectives?The rhetorical effect of “no more … than” constructionComparative adjectives“I have more bikes and cars than him”adjective or comparative adjective for measurements and rates“more of” vs “more than”“More thicker hair”? Is it correct to use 'more' with comparative adjectives?A question about comparative clauses
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The spirited defense of 2 Live Crew was no more about defending the entire black community than the prosecution was about defending black women
The first part of the sentence is clear that "X is no more Y". However, after the that part i am a little confused.
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The spirited defense of 2 Live Crew was no more about defending the entire black community than the prosecution was about defending black women
The first part of the sentence is clear that "X is no more Y". However, after the that part i am a little confused.
comparative
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A was no more about B then C was about D. The speaker wants you to draw a parallel between the statement A-B and the statement C-D. You should expect the speaker to provide supporting evidence about why this should be so for any A-B and C-D.
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The spirited defense of 2 Live Crew was no more about defending the entire black community than the prosecution was about defending black women
The first part of the sentence is clear that "X is no more Y". However, after the that part i am a little confused.
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The spirited defense of 2 Live Crew was no more about defending the entire black community than the prosecution was about defending black women
The first part of the sentence is clear that "X is no more Y". However, after the that part i am a little confused.
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A was no more about B then C was about D. The speaker wants you to draw a parallel between the statement A-B and the statement C-D. You should expect the speaker to provide supporting evidence about why this should be so for any A-B and C-D.
– MikeJRamsey56
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A was no more about B then C was about D. The speaker wants you to draw a parallel between the statement A-B and the statement C-D. You should expect the speaker to provide supporting evidence about why this should be so for any A-B and C-D.
– MikeJRamsey56
1 hour ago
A was no more about B then C was about D. The speaker wants you to draw a parallel between the statement A-B and the statement C-D. You should expect the speaker to provide supporting evidence about why this should be so for any A-B and C-D.
– MikeJRamsey56
1 hour ago
A was no more about B then C was about D. The speaker wants you to draw a parallel between the statement A-B and the statement C-D. You should expect the speaker to provide supporting evidence about why this should be so for any A-B and C-D.
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The prosecution, allegedly, wanted to "defend black women"
The defense (adj: spirited), allegedly, wanted to "defend the entire black community"
This sentence is saying that neither of these were the case, and as "spirited" and believable as the defense was, it was not genuinely about 'defending the black community,' but then again, neither was the prosecution genuine about "defending black women" (by prosecuting the alleged perpetrators).
[The spirited defense of 2 Live Crew was--] [no more] [--about defending the entire black community] [than] [the prosecution was about defending black women]
The purpose of this complicated construction is for rhetoric.
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The prosecution, allegedly, wanted to "defend black women"
The defense (adj: spirited), allegedly, wanted to "defend the entire black community"
This sentence is saying that neither of these were the case, and as "spirited" and believable as the defense was, it was not genuinely about 'defending the black community,' but then again, neither was the prosecution genuine about "defending black women" (by prosecuting the alleged perpetrators).
[The spirited defense of 2 Live Crew was--] [no more] [--about defending the entire black community] [than] [the prosecution was about defending black women]
The purpose of this complicated construction is for rhetoric.
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The prosecution, allegedly, wanted to "defend black women"
The defense (adj: spirited), allegedly, wanted to "defend the entire black community"
This sentence is saying that neither of these were the case, and as "spirited" and believable as the defense was, it was not genuinely about 'defending the black community,' but then again, neither was the prosecution genuine about "defending black women" (by prosecuting the alleged perpetrators).
[The spirited defense of 2 Live Crew was--] [no more] [--about defending the entire black community] [than] [the prosecution was about defending black women]
The purpose of this complicated construction is for rhetoric.
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The prosecution, allegedly, wanted to "defend black women"
The defense (adj: spirited), allegedly, wanted to "defend the entire black community"
This sentence is saying that neither of these were the case, and as "spirited" and believable as the defense was, it was not genuinely about 'defending the black community,' but then again, neither was the prosecution genuine about "defending black women" (by prosecuting the alleged perpetrators).
[The spirited defense of 2 Live Crew was--] [no more] [--about defending the entire black community] [than] [the prosecution was about defending black women]
The purpose of this complicated construction is for rhetoric.
answered 1 hour ago
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The prosecution, allegedly, wanted to "defend black women"
The defense (adj: spirited), allegedly, wanted to "defend the entire black community"
This sentence is saying that neither of these were the case, and as "spirited" and believable as the defense was, it was not genuinely about 'defending the black community,' but then again, neither was the prosecution genuine about "defending black women" (by prosecuting the alleged perpetrators).
[The spirited defense of 2 Live Crew was--] [no more] [--about defending the entire black community] [than] [the prosecution was about defending black women]
The purpose of this complicated construction is for rhetoric.
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