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Old 05-Jul-2005, 15:21
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Default Re: as much ... as ...

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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.
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