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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

introducing an idiom

To introduce an idiom
Could you say "Like..."

Is this natural?
Like they say in Spanish 'xxxxx'

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To be correct, say As they say in Spanish...

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To be correct, say As they say in Spanish...
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AnonymousIs this natural?Like they say in Spanish 'xxxxx'
I see nothing wrong with it. This is what RHUD says about the usage of like:

—Usage. LIKE 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
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A cigarette firm in the 50's took quite a ribbing for their commercial: Winston tastes good like a cig-cig-cigarette should.

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