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Discover LudwigThe phrase "afford the same" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the ability to provide or allow for the same thing, often in a financial or comparative context.
Example: "While both options are appealing, I can only afford the same level of investment for either choice."
Alternatives: "provide the same" or "allow for the same".
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But I wonder if baseball can afford the same indulgence today.
He said he realized that no small business, individually, could possibly afford the same thing.
"And I feel ashamed that I can no longer afford the same food.
How can members of different socioeconomic classes afford the same "luxury" items?
But they have to recognise that not every parent can afford the same choices".
The American church has paid $2 billion to abuse victims since 1992; can the German church afford the same?
Gay couples in France are allowed civil unions, which advocates say do not afford the same rights as marriage.
The company is not as profitable as Ford and GM and probably cannot afford the same deals.
The same experiments showed that, to afford the same protection in the same circumstances, concrete blocks of 22 tons would have been necessary.
Unfortunately for the Opelskis, individual policies don't generally afford the same level of pre-existing-condition protection as employers' group plans do.
Women (and victims are overwhelmingly women and children) who report rape are granted anonymity, so why not afford the same protection to those they accuse?
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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