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Mur Rathbun Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Similar to vs similarly to
Ok, I have another one. I think it sounds funny the way my author has it, but I'm not sure it's actually incorrect. Should it be:
A third teenager, dressed similar to the driver, towered from above and behind with his legs wedged to the back of the T-bird’s seats, while his bottom rested on the car’s trunk.
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A third teenager, dressed similarly to the driver, towered from above and behind with his legs wedged to the back of the T-bird’s seats, while his bottom rested on the car’s trunk.
Mur
A third teenager, dressed similar to the driver, towered from above and behind with his legs wedged to the back of the T-bird’s seats, while his bottom rested on the car’s trunk.
OR
A third teenager, dressed similarly to the driver, towered from above and behind with his legs wedged to the back of the T-bird’s seats, while his bottom rested on the car’s trunk.
Mur
Top answer
You can say who looked similar to the driver , but not dressed similar . How did he dress? Similarly to the driver.
- You can say who looked similar to the driver , but not dressed similar .
- How did he dress?
- Similarly to the driver.
- You need an adverb and I don't see similar listed as an adverb in the dictionary.
- It sounds weird, though.
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You can say who looked similar to the driver, but not dressed similar.
How did he dress? Similarly to the driver. You need an adverb and I don't see similar listed as an adverb in the dictionary.
It sounds weird, though. I'd rephrase it to avoid the problem.
CJ
How did he dress? Similarly to the driver. You need an adverb and I don't see similar listed as an adverb in the dictionary.
It sounds weird, though. I'd rephrase it to avoid the problem.
CJ
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Hmmm... I agree that it sounds weird...maybe I can convince him to drop that bit altogether and just go with:
A third teenager towered from above and behind with his legs wedged to the back of the T-bird’s seats, while his bottom rested on the car’s trunk.
Thanks!
A third teenager towered from above and behind with his legs wedged to the back of the T-bird’s seats, while his bottom rested on the car’s trunk.
Thanks!
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