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	Liveinjapan  #455985  Sat, 22 Dec 07 02:46 PM I have to read as many books as possible. I have to do it in as short time as possible. Are they correct. Can I combine the above two sentences like the sentence below? I have to read as many books, in short time as possible. Thanks LiJ    Liveinjapan Joined on Sun, Feb 4 2007 Osaka, Japan Contributing Member (1,546) Please feel free to correct any words I wrote.LiJ

	Philip  #455998  Sat, 22 Dec 07 03:58 PM  Liveinjapan wrote: I have to read as many books as possible. I have to do it in as short time as possible. Are they correct. Can I combine the above two sentences like the sentence below? I have to read as many books, in short time as possible. Thanks LiJ I have to read as many books in as short a time as possible.  This works.    Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 USA Pacific Northwest (Seattle) Veteran Member (5,956) At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen

	Liveinjapan  #456174  Sun, 23 Dec 07 01:25 AM Thanks, Philip. Got it.    Liveinjapan

	Doll  #456349  Sun, 23 Dec 07 04:07 PM  Philip wrote:   I have to read as many books in as short a time as possible.  This works.   How confusing it is. Does anyone know other structers with the same meaning?    Doll Joined on Sat, Mar 10 2007 Turkey Senior Member (2,410) I am a netizen!

	Philip  #456453  Sun, 23 Dec 07 10:26 PM  Doll wrote:  Philip wrote:   I have to read as many books in as short a time as possible.  This works.   How confusing it is. Does anyone know other structers with the same meaning? At the risk of being repetitive, you could say, "I have to read as many books as possible in as short a time as possible".    Philip

	Doll  #456921  Tue, 25 Dec 07 01:43 PM Thank you, Philip. It may be repetitive but the most important thing is that I should be aware of what I say.    Doll