"as best as"

[sagehen]

>On Jun 8, 2005, at 10:00 AM, Alison Murie added to her previous posting:
>
>> The more familiar syntax, I think, is with the main verb preceding
>> the "as
>> best" bit: e.g., "I'll do it as best I can" or "He ran as best he
>> could."
>
>hmmm.  these are slightly better for me, but only slightly.  is the
>"can"/"could" part of the idiom for you?
>
>i'd prefer "the best I can" and "the best he could".  but that's me.
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same here.
AM




>
>arnold


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