Comparison of Attributes

The same: as… as

as… as

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• Malki is as tall as her mother.
• I'm as hungry as you are.
• This kottu is as good as the last one.

Not the same: three ways to say it

All three of these mean the same thing:

Three ways

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• Galle is not as big as Colombo.not as… as
• Galle is smaller than Colombo.comparative + than
• Colombo is bigger than Galle.swap them

The first way, not as… as, is the most polite, so it's great for things that might hurt someone's feelings:

Polite

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• My English isn't as good as yours.
• This hotel isn't as nice as the other one.

You can also say less + adjective + than, but it sounds a bit formal, and it's more common with long adjectives: This route is less crowded than the main road.

Handy phrases

Useful expressions

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• as soon as possible (ASAP)
• Come as quickly as you can.
• It's not as difficult as you think.
• just as good / almost as good

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1. This bag is as heavy that one.

   asthan

2. Colombo is never Nuwara Eliya.

   as cold asas colder as

3. The bus is the train.

   not as expensive asnot as expensive than