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by VivianKerr » Sat Jan 22, 2011 6:42 pm
This is a comparison. We have the image of the people as "....systematic hunters" versus "mere scavengers." We do not need the second "as."

The Idiom is "AS...RATHER THAN..." and a noun follows each part of the idiom.
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by Night reader » Wed Feb 02, 2011 6:07 am
VivianKerr wrote:This is a comparison. We have the image of the people as "....systematic hunters" versus "mere scavengers." We do not need the second "as."

The Idiom is "AS...RATHER THAN..." and a noun follows each part of the idiom.
hmm, as...rather than.. idiomatic expr.? never seen before

Rather than - shows preference. This expression is generally used in 'parallel' structures. e.g - with two nouns, adjectives, adverbs, infinitives or -ing forms.

>>'rather' is an adverb here, and in the combination with 'than' functions as described above.
>>'as' means 'in the same way that'
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