Fans and fellow actors remembered Moore on social media Tuesday. American actress Mia Farrow wrote on Twitter, “Few are as kind & giving as was Roger Moore.
Is there any difference from “…as…as Roger Moore was”?
To me it’s a case of inversion that can be covered by the following rule:
“As + auxiliary / subject inversion
We can begin a second clause or sentence with as + auxiliary (or be) to say that somebody does the same thing as somebody already mentioned, in which case inversion occurs:
• Italy produces many excellent wines, and Spain does too.
Italy produces many excellent wines, as does Spain.
• France is a founder member of the EU. Belgium is a founder member too.
France is a founder member of the EU, as is Belgium. “
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–Usually it is used for emphasis or special effect. Like in, “When he stood and faced you his legs went one way and his body the other,… he could have been declared a cripple. But my God could he play,” …