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Kaos Posted 18 years ago
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Illogical?

0It it wrong to say 01b00twice as small02b00.... It is said to be illogical and should use 01b00half as large02b00 instead.0-
  

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0They don't mean the same thing. 02br 02br 00No you are using 01u 00degrees of SMALL02u 00, comparing it to one another. 02font 02br 02br 00Now you are comparing large things to one another .

— Susankay

  • 0They don't mean the same thing.
  • 02br 02br 00No you are using 01u 00degrees of SMALL02u 00, comparing it to one another.
  • 02font 02br 02br 00Now you are comparing large things to one another .
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  • 02br 02br 01font 00I wanted a big hamburger, but she cooked me one half as large as what I wanted.
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0They don't mean the same thing. 02br
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00No you are using 01u00degrees of SMALL02u00, comparing it to one another. 02br
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01font00The servings at the restaurant were little, but they were twice as small at the next restaurant.02font02br
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00Now you are comparing large
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01cite10Susankay12cite10They don't mean the same thing.12blockquote
101) It is01b00 02b01font01b00twice as small02b00 as the next02font02br
002) It is01b00 01font00half02font02b
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0It is as small as . . .02br
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00It is as large as . . 02br
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00The focus in on whether you are talking about comparing the "smallness" or the "largeness" of something to another thing. 0-
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