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Hrsanei Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Such as versus like

Hi.

What is the difference between like and such as in contexts like the following one.

There were different kinds of sea foods in the party such as fish, prawn, lobster.

Thank you for your time and help in advance
  

Top answer

There is no difference in meaning. ] such as fish , prawn , lobster . ] like fish , prawn , lobster .

— MalRey

  • There is no difference in meaning.
  • ] such as fish , prawn , lobster .
  • ] like fish , prawn , lobster .
  • Note that "seafoods" isn't exactly wrong but it really doesn't sound right in your example sentence.
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There is no difference in meaning.

There were different kinds of seafood in the party[?] such as fish, prawn, lobster.

There were different kinds of seafood in the party[?] like fish, prawn
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Hi MalRey.

Thank you very much for your response.

I have the impression that such as is more formal. Don't you have the same feeling?

BTW, is it strange to have different kinds of seafood at the party?

Thanks
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hrsaneiI have the impression that such as is more formal. Don't you have the same feeling?
I quess I would be more inclined to use "such as" than "like" in a formal situation but I'm not convinced that there's a significant difference.
hrsaneiBTW, is it strange to have different kinds of seafood at the party?
No. If seafood
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in formal texts, such as essays and academic papers, it is not common to use "etc.". instead they use the words like "SUCH AS". for this use "like" is not applicable that much.
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Thanks Siavash and thanks MalRey.
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