Which one of these two sentences is correct?

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"You know they're running out of arguments when they start to trash talk like that guy is"

or

""You know they're running out of arguments when they start to trash talk like as that guy is"

Does it make sense in English, btw? Thanks

PS I'm turkish

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

anonymouslike as

You cannot do that.

anonymousDoes it make sense in English, btw?

The first one does.

Anonymous · Answer

Sorry, it was a typo. I meant "like that guy is" not "like as"...

Is that correct aswell? And does it make sense? Thanks again

Dave_anon · Answer

Hi

Both of them make sense; it depends on what you mean by correct. The sentences make the meaning really clear, but they're not standard English. Nothing wrong with that, but obviously they aren't going to work in situations where you need to be respectful to someone or where you're trying to impress someone in a formal situation. They're both good if you're talking in a slangy way with people you know

"Trash talk" is very slangy, but it gets the meaning across well

- You know that someone can't beat your argument when they start to insult you

"Like as" is interesting. It's old-fashioned, or dialect, or idiomatic

- Like as two peas in a pod

[= two people or things are so similar that you can't tell them apart]

- Like as not

[= That's probably true]

- Like as the hart desireth the water-brooks : so longeth my soul after thee, O ***

[English Book of Common Prayer, 1662]

So, your phrases are OK, but you need to be careful when and how you use them

Best regards, Dave

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