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Old Eladio Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

as I found OR like I found

1b00I have read (grammar) that in "good" English it is used AS before Subject+Verb, but I often hear LIKE instead of AS. Which is the correct form, and not only the most correct one, but the most common and accepted as well?02b02br
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01b00I didn’t touch anything. I have left your books 01i01u00as02u02i00 02b00I01b00 02b00found01b00 them.02b02br
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01b00I didn’t touch anything. I have left your books 01i01u00like02u02i00 02b00I01b00 02b00found01b00 them.02b02br
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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00I have read (grammar) that in "good" English it is used AS before Subject+Verb, but I often hear LIKE instead of AS. I didn’t touch anything. I didn’t touch anything.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00I have read (grammar) that in "good" English it is used AS before Subject+Verb, but I often hear LIKE instead of AS.
  • I didn’t touch anything.
  • I didn’t touch anything.
  • 02i 02br 02br 00Generally speaking, these rules are still considered to represent correct English.
  • However, I think this distinction is being lost rapidly.
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0Hi,02br
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01font00I have read (grammar) that in "good" English it is used AS before Subject+Verb, but I often hear LIKE instead of AS. Which is the correct form, and not only the most correct one, but the most common and accepted as well?I didn’t touch anything. I have left your books 01i01u00as02u02i00 I fou
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0Clive: Thank you for your comments. I think you're right. Anyway, there are some sentences about which I'm not sure what word is the better to use, wheather "Like" or "As". For example:02br
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01b00My mother has a car like yours.02b00 (I think "like" is better here, isn't it?)02br
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01b00Have it, it’s a nutritious foods like
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01cite10Old Eladio12cite10Clive: Thank you for your comments. I think you're right. Anyway, there are some sentences about which I'm not sure what word is the better to use, wheather "Like" or "As". For example:12br
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11b10My mother has a car like yours.12b10 (I think "like" is better here, isn't
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1font00Hi,02font02br
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01font01b00My mother has a car like yours.02b00 (I think "like" is better here, isn't it?)02font02br
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01font01b00Have it, it’s a nutritious foods like eggs and fish. 02b00(I think "like" is
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