In so far as VS as long as

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Vincent Ding

#102959 Thu, 26 May 05 09:40 AM

are the two similar to each other? and are there any differences therebetween? tks

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Mister Micawber

#103016 Thu, 26 May 05 01:01 PM

Hmm...

'Insofar (often one word) as' has a limiting nature; it means 'to the extent that'-- 'Insofar as my memory serves me, Clark Gable died in 1960, right after shooting The Misfits.

'As long as' more often has the meaning of 'while' or 'since' -- 'As long as you are up, could you get me another beer out of the fridge?'

If you could give me a couple of more parallel sentences for the two phrases, I could give you a clearer answer (perhaps!), Vincent.

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