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AileenF868
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As X, rather than Y

by AileenF868 Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:24 pm

Hi,

I have a question regarding the idiom, X rather than Y. In the following scenario, which one is preferred? Is "as" necessary as it creates parallelism?

I view voting as a responsibility rather than a duty.
or
I view voting as a responsibility rather than as a duty.
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Re: As X, rather than Y

by RonPurewal Sat Jan 31, 2015 2:45 pm

both of those versions are fine.
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