In the way vs like
1.On digital clocks, seconds are counted off in the way of tenths of a mile on the odometers of a car.
2.On digital clocks, seconds are counted off like tenths of a mile on the odometer of a car.
Are these sentences different in meaning?
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On digital clocks, seconds are counted off in the way of tenths of a mile on the odometers of a car. No. On digital clocks, seconds are counted off like tenths of a mile on the odometer of a car.
- On digital clocks, seconds are counted off in the way of tenths of a mile on the odometers of a car.
- No.
- On digital clocks, seconds are counted off like tenths of a mile on the odometer of a car.
- Yes.
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Aung Thu1.On digital clocks, seconds are counted off in the way of tenths of a mile on the odometers of a car.
No.
Aung Thu2.On digital clocks, seconds are counted off like tenths of a mile on the odometer of a car.
Yes.
0It's better style to compare a clock to an odometer, ie singular to singular. A car only has one odometer.
1.On a digital clock, seconds are counted off in the same way as tenths of a mile on the odometer of a car.
2.On a digital clock, seconds are counted off like tenths of a mile on the odometer of a car.
Are these sentences different in meaning
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