Talk:inasmuch

RFV discussion: February–March 2021

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inasmuch

We need citations of this spelled solid, without following as to establish that it once had a separate existence. We have an entry for inasmuch as. DCDuring (talk) 22:48, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

There are plenty for "inasmuch that". Mihia (talk) 22:53, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Plugging inasmuch, inasmuch as, and inasmuch that into Google NGrams we get this. Inasmuch as represents about 90% or more of the usage of inasmuch and inasmuch that is generally less than 0.1% as frequent as inasmuch as. The usage of inasmuch without as seems to be relatively high in the 19th century, declining in the 20th century. I haven't inspected the usage for the validity of the as-less usage. DCDuring (talk) 00:19, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

I'm not finding very many legitimate uses of inasmuch without as that convey to me unambiguous meaning other than "inasmuch as". I find some mentions. I also find instances in which an expression intervenes before the as, which is evidence that inasmuch as was not a fossilized idiom then. In fact, the usage seems to just show as being used as a subordinating conjunction. I'd be tempted to consider it an error or, more charitably, an ellipsis of inasmuch as. DCDuring (talk) 00:40, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

cited. Kiwima (talk) 23:03, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

RFV-passed Kiwima (talk) 22:18, 18 March 2021 (UTC)