sabyakgp
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Hello Friends,
I am making a quest into the usage of 'none more so than', 'no more than', 'any more than' and no less than' phrases.
1) Following is the excerpt from the book, 'China : A history' authored by John Keay.
...So the rise of a new dynasty was heralded by a rash of favorable omen, none more so than the excavation of some hoary artefact.
Can this sentence be interpreted as:
..So the rise of a new dynasty was no more heralded by a rash of favorable omen than the excavation of some hoary artefact.
or
Not any favorable omen heralded the rise of a new dynasty more than the excavation of some hoary artefact.
or
A rash of favorable omen hrealded the rise of a new dynasty as much as the the excavation of some hoary artefact did.
If these interpretations are correct, is it legitimate to state the following:
(not an extract from the book)
China's history is so essential to master at that no student of history should ignore it, none more so than the history of India.
can be paraphrased as:
China's history is as essential to explore as is the history of India.
I am not certain the function of ...none more so than pharse. Could anyone please explain it?
Regards,
Sabya
I am making a quest into the usage of 'none more so than', 'no more than', 'any more than' and no less than' phrases.
1) Following is the excerpt from the book, 'China : A history' authored by John Keay.
...So the rise of a new dynasty was heralded by a rash of favorable omen, none more so than the excavation of some hoary artefact.
Can this sentence be interpreted as:
..So the rise of a new dynasty was no more heralded by a rash of favorable omen than the excavation of some hoary artefact.
or
Not any favorable omen heralded the rise of a new dynasty more than the excavation of some hoary artefact.
or
A rash of favorable omen hrealded the rise of a new dynasty as much as the the excavation of some hoary artefact did.
If these interpretations are correct, is it legitimate to state the following:
(not an extract from the book)
China's history is so essential to master at that no student of history should ignore it, none more so than the history of India.
can be paraphrased as:
China's history is as essential to explore as is the history of India.
I am not certain the function of ...none more so than pharse. Could anyone please explain it?
Regards,
Sabya