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25 Dec 2016
Russian
Question about English (UK)
«Mr. Dursley hummed as he picked out his most boring tie for work»
why "as"?
why "as"?
I know the meaning, but don't understand why not "while"?
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Indonesian
Ha, bet you're reading Harry Potter (JK lol)!!
I think the 'as' works just fine. You can replace it with 'while' but if you did, you would erase the 'he' and change the verb 'picked' into 'picking'. I think. I'm still studying too._.
I think the 'as' works just fine. You can replace it with 'while' but if you did, you would erase the 'he' and change the verb 'picked' into 'picking'. I think. I'm still studying too._.
Russian
@Naakarin and how did you guess? lol yeah, I decided to level up my eng lexicon with books) and we haven't really good adaptation HP in rus yet( so.. my choice is clear))))
i didn't know that "as" possibly use in meaning "while". it's grand opening for me lol
i didn't know that "as" possibly use in meaning "while". it's grand opening for me lol
Indonesian
Dunno man, that's as far as I can remember lol
English (UK)
You can substitute 'as' with 'whilst' without alternating the rest of the sentence. If that helps.
Russian
@jakehopking thank you)
but why "as"? i trying to understand how often "as" using in this mean? and when? or maybe it's whim of the writer?
but why "as"? i trying to understand how often "as" using in this mean? and when? or maybe it's whim of the writer?
English (UK)
@Slava_ej it's just a more casual, less jarring way of saying the same thing. It's used a lot in natural speech.
Russian
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