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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Can I use "as similar as" ?

My teacher said he's not sure? But I think it should be used. Eg: My sister and I are as similar as my mother.
  

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Hi, My teacher said he's not sure? But I think it should be used. Eg: My sister and I are as similar as my mother.

  • Hi, My teacher said he's not sure?
  • But I think it should be used.
  • Eg: My sister and I are as similar as my mother.
  • No.
  • Say My sister and I are are similar to my/our mother.
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Hi,

My teacher said he's not sure? But I think it should be used. Eg: My sister and I are as similar as my mother.

No. Say

My sister and I are are similar to my/our mother.

If you mean physically, more natural is

My sister and I resemble our mother.



Clive
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It's not obvious to me that Clive's interpretation (My sister and I are both similar to our mother) is what you meant. Is that what you meant?

You can use "as similar as," but not the way you used it. Two things cannot be "as similar as" one thing, because you cannot describe a single thing as being similar (unless it is clear from context what it is similar to). Think about thes
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Hi,

What about this? 'My sister and I are facsimile of our mother'

Please let me know if there is any mistake.....................Thank you....
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Hi,

What about this? 'My sister and I are facsimiles of our mother'

Please let me know if there is any mistake..

This is less natural to say than the suggestions above. The word 'facsimile' is usually used for things, not for people.



Best wishes, Clive

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