As far as and as long as + all the while
AS FAR ASย means to the degree or extent that.
[Tweet โAS FAR AS means to the degree or extent that.โ]
You usually use โas far asโ together with the following expressions:
1.ย As far as I know
You have partial knowledge of something
- As far as I know, he came back late last night.
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2.ย As far as it goes
As much as something does, covers or accomplishes
- Your plan to become better at math is good, as far as it goes. However, I think you should just ask someone more experienced for help.
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3.ย As far as Iโm concerned
You are expressing your opinion about something
- Bill should change his negative attitude towards his wife, as far as Iโm concerned.
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AS LONG ASย has three slightly different meanings
[Tweet โAS LONG AS means โsinceโ, โduring the timeโ, โone the condition thatโ]
1.ย Since
- As long as you are here, I will show you the video.
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2.ย During the time that
- I will stay home as long as my grandma needs me.
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3.ย On the condition that
- I am ready to help as long as you promise to do your half of the job.
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ALL THE WHILEย means โatโ or โduring this timeโ
[Tweet โALL THE WHILE means โatโ or โduring this timeโโ]
- We were working hard all day, but you were playing computer games all the while.
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Usually, before we use โall the whileโ, we have to have another piece of information. Like in the sentence above, โyou were playing computer games while we were working hard all dayโ, so โthe working hard all dayโ information was established before โall the whileโ was used.
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