as ... as..as...
Hi, I came across the sentence below online, and was curious about the structure "as...as..as...".
Jones was once described by a friend 【as being as proud as Lucifer】.

Does this sentence mean "Jones was once described by a friend as proud as Lucifer"? Is my version correct?

Question

as ... as..as...
Hi, I came across the sentence below online, and was curious about the structure "as...as..as...". 
Jones was once described by a friend 【as being as proud as Lucifer】.

Does this sentence mean "Jones was once described by a friend as proud as Lucifer"?  Is my version correct?

Answer

I agree with phenstyle. The sentence you found is grammatically correct. Your sentence changes the meaning a bit. Your sentence changes the meaning from describing Jones to describing the friend who was describing Jones. The original sentence is saying that Jones is like Lucifer. Your new sentence is saying that a friend, who described Jones, is like Lucifer.

I hope that makes sense!

Answer

As being = in the way that they appear to be/looks like 
So “to seem to be as proud as ...” is more accurate.

The first “as” is talking about their personality or traits.

As being so proud to the same extent as Lucifer. 
As being proud just like Lucifer.

So your version is very close to correct.

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