[General] He can't sing any more than I can. (having trouble with its meaning.)

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forinfo

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Hello,

I'm not sure about the meaning of the following sentence.

"He can't sing any more than I can."

Does it mean he can't sing better than me or he can't sing just as I can't?
 
forinfo, always tell us the source and author of any quoted text, please.
 
And if you give us the context, we might be able to work out what it's supposed to mean.
 
forinfo, always tell us the source and author of any quoted text, please.
I'll try to do that next time.
It didn't occurred to me that I should do that since I was just browsing the Internet
and came across this sentence which was quite confusing to me.
 
I'll try to do that next time.
It didn't occurred to me that I should do that since I was just browsing the Internet
and came across this sentence which was quite confusing to me.

It's confusing to me too. Was there absolutely no context?
 
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I'll try to do that next time. It didn't [STRIKE]occurred[/STRIKE] occur to me that I should do that since I was just browsing the Internet and came across this sentence. [STRIKE]which was quite confusing to me.[/STRIKE]

Please note my corrections above. Now that you know we need context, you will remember to note the context next time you find a confusing sentence.
 
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