Guest  +  79963 Thu, 10 Mar 05 02:38 AM Just wondering about two replies I heard on a British sitcom. The first one is "as ever was". And the second one is "taken as read". Can anyone explain these terms to me? Thanks. Guest

	Mister Micawber  +  79987 Thu, 10 Mar 05 04:11 AM As ever was = as there ever was. He is the handsomest man as there ever was. Taken as read = accepted as stated. My wife told me to get a job, and her ire was taken as read. Best wait for a BrE speaker, though. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,507 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'

	nona the brit  +  80036 Thu, 10 Mar 05 08:26 AM Sounds good to me. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,743 The name says it all.

	TeacherBrian  +  168108 Fri, 09 Dec 05 04:36 PM  Mister Micawber wrote: As ever was = as there ever was. He is the handsomest man as there ever was. Taken as read = accepted as stated. My wife told me to get a job, and her ire was taken as read. Best wait for a BrE speaker, though. Just a little further point....the expression " as ever was"  is probably dialectical, i.e. not in common usage, but perhaps more often only used in certain  parts of the  UK, or by older generations. Regards from a BrE speaker. TeacherBrian Joined on Thu, Nov 24 2005 somewhere in Wingland, Otland or Scales Junior Member 95 Brian M. Regards