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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
AS or LIKE
which is corret?
- Do as he does/Do like he does (personally I'd go with the AS)
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As is usually considered better or more formal at least in British English. However, like was used for almost 350 years as a conjunction before some people realised that it was "wrong" as this quotation from Random House Unabridged Dictionary shows: "—Usage. LIKE1 as a conjunction meaning “as, in the same way as” (Many shoppers study the food ads like brokers study market reports) or “as if ” (It looks like it will rain) has been used for nearly 500 years and by many distinguished literary and intellectual figures.
- As is usually considered better or more formal at least in British English.
- However, like was used for almost 350 years as a conjunction before some people realised that it was "wrong" as this quotation from Random House Unabridged Dictionary shows: "—Usage.
- LIKE1 as a conjunction meaning “as, in the same way as” (Many shoppers study the food ads like brokers study market reports) or “as if ” (It looks like it will rain) has been used for nearly 500 years and by many distinguished literary and intellectual figures.
- Since the mid-19th century there have been objections, often vehement, to these uses.
- Nevertheless, such uses are almost universal today in all but the most formal speech and writing.
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As is usually considered better or more formal at least in British English. However, like was used for almost 350 years as a conjunction before some people realised that it was "wrong" as this quotation from Random House Unabridged Dictionary shows:
"—Usage. LIKE1 as a conjunction meaning “as, in the same way as” (Many shoppers study the food ads like brokers study marke
"—Usage. LIKE1 as a conjunction meaning “as, in the same way as” (Many shoppers study the food ads like brokers study marke
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