California and Japan are almost the same size. は
California and Japan are almost as large as each other. に
言い換え可能ですが、
California and Japan are almost as small as each other. に
言い換えてはいけないでしょうか。
意味は変わるのでしょうか。
My house is twice the size of his. は
His house is half as big as mine. と
言い換えられますが、half as small as mine としてはいけない理由がわかりません。
half as small as mine では、どのような意味になるのでしょうか。
