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Rachel is no more courageous than Saul (is).
The sentence implies that both Rachel and Saul are not courageous ('Rachel is not courageous, any more than Saul is courageous').
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Rachel is not more courageous than Saul (is).
This last sentence allows for the possibility that Rachel is less courageous than Saul.
(A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language; R. Quirk)
Would you be so kind as to tell me whether I have understood it correctly that 'Rachel is no more courageous than Saul (is).' does not allow for the possibility that Rachel is less courageous than Saul?
Thanks.
Rachel is no more courageous than Saul (is).
The sentence implies that both Rachel and Saul are not courageous ('Rachel is not courageous, any more than Saul is courageous').
[...]
Rachel is not more courageous than Saul (is).
This last sentence allows for the possibility that Rachel is less courageous than Saul.
(A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language; R. Quirk)
Would you be so kind as to tell me whether I have understood it correctly that 'Rachel is no more courageous than Saul (is).' does not allow for the possibility that Rachel is less courageous than Saul?
Thanks.