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more of a lawyer

navi
299 posts
Jul 31, 2008
6:22 AM
Are these sentences correct:

1-He is as much of a lawyer to me as of a friend.
2-He is as much of a lawyer to me as a friend.
3-He is as much a lawyer to me as a friend.

4-He is more of a lawyer to me than of a friend.
5-He is more of a lawyer to me than a friend.
6-He is more a lawyer to me than a friend.

Pogo
527 posts
Jul 31, 2008
7:43 AM
3 and 6 are best. Parallelism does seem to be lacking in 2 and 5, but they are common.