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Re: [Lingo] Usage of "as such"



2008/6/10 Keith Bawden <keith@example.com>:

> Akihabara and places like that maybe a danger for foreign tourists,
> _as such_ they should stay away!

Akihabara and places like that may be a danger for foreign tourists,
and _as such_ they should stay away!

"maybe" is not correct in the above; it must be "may be". "Maybe"
means "perhaps", where "may be" means "might be".

Does that make sense, Nguyen?

-- 
Cheers,
Josh


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