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Alex+ Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
The same as / like
Which pattern (#1 or # 2) is more common?
1. He is the same liar as his brother.
2. He is a liar, like his brother.
1. He is the same idiot as his brother.
2. He is an idiot, like his bother.
Thank you in advance.
1. He is the same liar as his brother.
2. He is a liar, like his brother.
1. He is the same idiot as his brother.
2. He is an idiot, like his bother.
Thank you in advance.
Top answer
Hi, I suppose the first variant is rather ungrammatical because in my opinion "same as" must be followed by a person (or an object) itself, but not by any of person's characteristics. e. "he is the same idiot as his brother" means for me that he and his brother are the same person (it's likely from some exciting movie scenario).
- Hi, I suppose the first variant is rather ungrammatical because in my opinion "same as" must be followed by a person (or an object) itself, but not by any of person's characteristics.
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- "he is the same idiot as his brother" means for me that he and his brother are the same person (it's likely from some exciting movie scenario).
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Hi,
I suppose the first variant is rather ungrammatical because in
my opinion "same as" must be followed by a person (or an object)
itself, but not by any of person's characteristics. I.e. "he is the same
idiot as his brother" means for me that he and his brother are the
same person (it's likely from some exciting movie scenario).
I suppose the first variant is rather ungrammatical because in
my opinion "same as" must be followed by a person (or an object)
itself, but not by any of person's characteristics. I.e. "he is the same
idiot as his brother" means for me that he and his brother are the
same person (it's likely from some exciting movie scenario).
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