“as may”

Hi, Sarah,

@Sarah Zhou posted:

“And Britain is not the only country beset by labour shortages. In America job vacancies are at their highest level for almost two decades. Manufacturers in eastern Europe are struggling to attract workers, with Hungarian wages up by 9.2% in March, year on year. Australian miners, Tasmanian fruit farmers and Canadian restaurateurs all report trouble with hiring. This has left workers with something they have long lacked: bargaining power.

It may all turn out to be transitory, as may the recent surge in inflation. But, just maybe, the world has reached a turning point.”[from The Economist]

What does “as may” mean?

To answer this question and with David's tacit permission, I will follow his wonderful explanation here:

• It may all turn out to be transitory. The recent surge in inflation may turn out to be transitory, too.
• It may all turn out to be transitory. The recent surge in inflation may, too.
• It may all turn out to be transitory. So may the recent surge in inflation.
• It may all turn out to be transitory, as may the recent surge in inflation.

Thanks Gustavo.
I think this is the blind spot of my knowledge as I ran across with the same type of sentence and I still can not figure it out.

@Gustavo, Co-Moderator posted:

Hi, Sarah,

To answer this question and with David's tacit permission, I will follow his wonderful explanation here:

• It may all turn out to be transitory. The recent surge in inflation may turn out to be transitory, too.
• It may all turn out to be transitory. The recent surge in inflation may, too.
• It may all turn out to be transitory. So may the recent surge in inflation.
• It may all turn out to be transitory, as may the recent surge in inflation.

Hi Gustavo,

I ran across another sentence which I think I can use David's explaination to analyse it, right?

“The decline of heavy manufacturing and the weakening of trade unions were part of this trend. So was the globalisation of capital and investment flows, which allowed businesses to shift production to countries with lower wage costs, such as post-communist eastern Europe and, critically, China.”[from The Economist]

The decline of heavy manufacturing and the weakening of trade unions were part of this trend. The globalisation of capital and investment flows was part of this trend, too.

The decline of heavy manufacturing and the weakening of trade unions were part of this trend. So was the globalisation of capital and investment flows.

Yes, Sarah. You have understood it perfectly well.