Thread: "...as old as..." or "...as young as..."
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Old 16-Oct-2005, 00:54
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Default Re: "...as old as..." or "...as young as..."
Is it a trick question?

My guess, "years old", so "as old as"?

But "young" also works. Consider:

A is 4' tall and B is also 4' tall.
A is as tall as B; A is as short as B.
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