Wednesday, April 12, 2017

phrase usage - "as ... as" or "so ... as" for comparison?


I read in a book that for comparison, as ... as is used for affirmative statements, and so ... as is used to for negative statements. For example:



He is as tall as his brother.


He is not so tall as his father.



I did not find any other sources where such a "rule" is either confirmed or denied. Personally, the construct not so ... as sounds rather odd, and there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with not as ... as.


What is the correct "rule" in such cases, if there is one?




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