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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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What can I use instead?

What can I use instead of like in this sentence?

They wanted to be like the people in the East.
  

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Anonymous What can I use instead of like in this sentence? Why do you want to change it? What part of your sentence seems 'weak' to you?

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous What can I use instead of like in this sentence?
  • Why do you want to change it?
  • What part of your sentence seems 'weak' to you?
  • What part does not seem to express the nuance you aspire to?
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AnonymousWhat can I use instead of like in this sentence?
Why do you want to change it? What part of your sentence seems 'weak' to you? What part does not seem to express the nuance you aspire to?
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I'm working on a formal paper, and using "like" does not sound nice at all.
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They wanted to be like the people in the East.

eg.
They wanted to be as cultured as the people in the East.
They wanted to be as successful as the people in the East.
They wanted to be as warlike as the people in the East.
They wanted to be as admirable as the people in the East.
They wanted to emulate the people in the East.
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