Even as

Posted by Pierre Garon on May 16, 2008 at 20:07

The expression "even as" is defined as "at the same time as". I saw it used here and there with a sense akin to "in the same way that" ( ex: J.Conrad : "...even as a fish is drawn from the depth" ). Is this use warranted?

• Even as R. Berg 16/May/08