As Much As Anyone?

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1) As much as anyone, I loved him.


Could this mean:

a) I loved him as much as I loved anyone.

or does it just mean:

b) I loved him as much as anyone did.


Gratefully,

Navi.

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As much as anyone, I loved him.

It is unclear which is meant. You could read it either way. I suspect that the writer wanted to say that he was loved and I also loved him. But the wording is ambiguous.

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It means I loved him no less than other people I loved.

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It means I loved him no less than other people I loved.

It is ambiguous.

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