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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
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Something begins like normal with ...
http://www.wkbn.com/content/news/local/story/Community-Students-React-to-Chardon-Shooting/NB3ryiIxOUe8DdoEjiOoog.cspx
Alex said his school day began like normal with morning announcements, but soon after it all changed.
If you say, "Something begins like normal with ...," do you mean "Something begins normally with ..."?
Alex said his school day began like normal with morning announcements, but soon after it all changed.
If you say, "Something begins like normal with ...," do you mean "Something begins normally with ..."?
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Yes.
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Thank you, JohnParis. Doesn't too normal sound informal? Isn't normally appropriate in a news article?
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I'd say that "like normal " is more informal than "normally", but whether or not it is more appropriate in a news article is a question you would have to ask the editor of the newspaper. It all depends upon what style the paper wishes to use.
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