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Originally Posted by MrPedantic Hello X Mode
I'd be inclined to agree. The difference resides in the construction:
1. as...as it is...
2. more...than it is...
A circle or square is as wide as it is tall.
A rectangle is wider (= more wide) than it is tall, or taller (= more tall) than it is wide.
MrP |
Have you got these the wrong way around?
<1. as...as it is...
2. more...than it is...>
?2. That's even more unnecessary than it is undesirable.
?1. That's as much unnecessary as it is undesirable.