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Old 2012-01-12, 13:59   Link #44
Vexx
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 66
Heh... just my last point - "same" or "identical" does not equal "similar"

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sim·i·lar

   [sim-uh-ler] Show IPA
adjective 1. having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way: two similar houses.
No one is arguing they are *identical* .... but if you have black hair, brown eyes, and a tanned complexion... and *I* have black hair, brown eyes, and a tanned complexion, we are "similar". Two anime characters who each have long twin tails, cat-like eyes, and tsundere personalities are classed as "similar".

Very few (none?) of these comparisions are *identical*, but "similar" is exactly the right word to use.
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