"as similar to" or "as similar as"?
It's as similar as the lion we just saw.
Not sure why we can't say "as similar as" when we can say "as powerful as"? Do we use "as similar to" instead? Why?
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When we say "X is as powerful as Y", it means that X and Y are equally powerful. By the same token, "X is as similar as Y" would mean that X and Y are equally similar. However it does not make sense to say that two things are "equally similar" to each other, since similarity is a reciprocal relationship.
- When we say "X is as powerful as Y", it means that X and Y are equally powerful.
- By the same token, "X is as similar as Y" would mean that X and Y are equally similar.
- However it does not make sense to say that two things are "equally similar" to each other, since similarity is a reciprocal relationship.
- : A: How similar is the tiger to the leopard?
- B: It's as similar as the lion we just saw.
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When we say "X is as powerful as Y", it means that X and Y are equally powerful. By the same token, "X is as similar as Y" would mean that X and Y are equally similar. However it does not make sense to say that two things are "equally similar" to each other, since similarity is a reciprocal relationship. It is possible, in the right context, for two things to be equally similar to a third thin
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