Abstract
Nothing seems more natural?and strictly unnecessary?than the use of ?a? or et in the sense of 'also' to reinforce a comparison; after all, the very act of comparing implies a common element shared by the comparanda. In Greek, for example, 'so also' (with or without a previous 'just as') is extremely common at all periods (with both ?? [de] and ??t?), and ???? .. . t????t?? ?a?, though much less common, can be found in some 30 prose authors (but no poets) from the fourth century B.C. onwards.1) On the other hand, ???? . . . t???? [de] ?a? is found only in Homer's celebrated comparison ??? pe? f????? ?e?e?, t??? de ?a? a?d??? (//. 6.146) and in one or two other passages each in prose and poetry.2) In Latin, sic et (with or without a previous [mV]i//) and talis et are much rarer, and comparisons of the kind qualis. . . talis et are found only five times in all, three times in prose, twice in poetry.3) This paper
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