Let's ridicule some bad writing!
"...is said to be as lonely as it is beautiful. " What the hell is this supposed to mean?
Wait, wait, this sounds like fun. Let me have a go.
It was as depressing as it was dismal.
She was as talkative as she was loquacious.
He was as melancholy as he was blue.
He was as much an alcoholic as he was a drunk.
Somebody stop me; I can keep going.
The bus was as fast as it was swift.
The siren was as loud as it was blaring.
Okay. You get the point. This is an example of one of the things I dislike about the Internet: very low quality control. It's a showcase of poor writing skills, if you have a concept of good writing. (Which probably means you're either a fossil or worse, old fashioned.)
Wait, wait, this sounds like fun. Let me have a go.
It was as depressing as it was dismal.
She was as talkative as she was loquacious.
He was as melancholy as he was blue.
He was as much an alcoholic as he was a drunk.
Somebody stop me; I can keep going.
The bus was as fast as it was swift.
The siren was as loud as it was blaring.
Okay. You get the point. This is an example of one of the things I dislike about the Internet: very low quality control. It's a showcase of poor writing skills, if you have a concept of good writing. (Which probably means you're either a fossil or worse, old fashioned.)