"so many books as I would like." / "so many books as I would like to have."

Asked Jan 07 '22 at 15:55

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I don’t have so many books as I would like.

I don’t have so many books as I would like to have.

Am I right that both versions sound good, or only the second one?

asked Jan 07 '22 at 15:55

Sergei

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I would replace so with as. – mdewey Jan 07 '22 at 16:46
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The first one is fine (but with as many, as @mdewey suggests). – Kate Bunting Jan 07 '22 at 17:12

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