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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

The way//what you are

I like the way you are.

I like what you are.

Hi,

Are the above two synonymous? If not, what are the differences? Thanks.
  

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In context, I suppose they would be synonymous. As they stand, however, the second could refer to the fact that the other person is a bus driver.

— Mister Micawber

  • In context, I suppose they would be synonymous.
  • As they stand, however, the second could refer to the fact that the other person is a bus driver.
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In context, I suppose they would be synonymous. As they stand, however, the second could refer to the fact that the other person is a bus driver.
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Mister MicawberIn context, I suppose they would be synonymous. As they stand, however, the second could refer to the fact that the other person is a bus driver.



Thanks, Mister.

How come you derive the bold from "I like what you are?"

I'm both confused and intriqued.
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'What you are' could be a bus driver, a cicisbeo, a Hungarian, a Nobel laureate-- just about anything.
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