I don't care that much about soccer like Europeans.
Does the sentence above mean Europeans like soccer or not?
2006-06-25 02:20:39 · 25 answers · asked by donotmisstony 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It's just badly written.
If the Europeans like soccer, it should say:
I don't care AS much about soccer AS Europeans DO.
If the Europeans don't like soccer, it should say:
Like Europeans, I don't care that much about soccer.
or at least: I don't care that much about soccer, like Europeans. (with a comma)
As written, all we know about the Europeans is that the soccer I don't care about is somehow like them.
2006-06-25 10:33:45 · answer #1 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That sentence is saying Europeans like soccer.
2006-06-25 11:46:42 · answer #2 · answered by Sharah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sentence is not written properly. It should have been written something like....."I don't care as much for soccer as the Europeans do". It actually means that Europeans love soccer.
2006-06-25 09:25:25 · answer #3 · answered by trueblond195 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, It means the Europeans like very soccer.
2006-06-25 09:23:23 · answer #4 · answered by praveenisaac 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this sentence means that europeans love soccer a lot,and that the speaker doesnt like soccer as much as the europeans do.
2006-06-25 13:32:53 · answer #5 · answered by vinu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sentence means that: I am not as crazy about soccer as Europeans do...
This is because Europeans are well known for their great love towards soccer. So did that answer your question? I hope so....
2006-06-25 09:30:20 · answer #6 · answered by Wizard88 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That statement infers that soccer is a much more popular sport in Europe than it is wherever the speaker is. It could be a comment remarking on how much that person likes soccer, using the European popularity as a scale/comparison measurement. It does infer that Europeans do like soccer, yes.
2006-06-25 09:25:22 · answer #7 · answered by funbucket1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People from the all the Continents love(not like) soccer not just the Europeans.
2006-06-25 09:24:01 · answer #8 · answered by spyblitz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well from what I am getting from it the person that said it meant only Europeans only like soccer
2006-06-25 09:23:05 · answer #9 · answered by Førsâkëñ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well! Firstly, it should be "I don't care so much about soccer as Europeans (do)".
Yes, the statement does imply that Europeans like soccer.
2006-06-25 13:35:15 · answer #10 · answered by sandworm_arrakis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋