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If you don't mind doing the dishes as much as (I mind doing) the laundry.  Does this make sense and do you know what I mean?I don't mind doing this as much as I mind doing that. Thanks

Wilpeter · Accepted Answer

First, the word "mind" has numerous meanings: http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/mind_2

The meaning of "don't mind" and "mind" used in your example involves the "willingness" meaning.

“I don’t mind…” generally means I’m willing. Thus, “I don’t mind doing the dishes” is a voluntary acceptance of what many would consider a chore. Making it more positive, “I really don’t mind…”
Making it less positive, “If nobody else volunteers, I don’t mind…”

There’s a big difference between, “I don’t mind doing…” and “I’d enjoy doing…”
The first includes an assumption that it is a chore or an unpopular task; whereas, the other shows enthusiasm.

However, you introduced a comparative, “…as much as…” If “I mind doing” is equivalent to “I’m unwilling to do”, then how do I compare? “I mind doing this less than I mind doing that.”
Compare that to “not minding”: “I don’t mind doing this more than I don’t mind doing that.”

But I think it would be impossible to interpret, "I don't mind doing this as much as I mind doing that."
You'd be saying, "My willingness to do this is equal to my dislike for doing that." Or perhaps, "I like this as much as I hate that."

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