- similar to or similarly to - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Similar is an adjective and similarly is an adverb The only grammatical word in this sentence is similarly, as it modifies the verb obtained
- word choice - Identical Meaning of similar to and like - English . . .
Two different Questions, japhwil Broadly, "similar to" and "like" are interchangeable (and MS should leave your style choices to you) Quite separately, I think you'll have a hard time explaining the difference you suggest between " A is similar to B" indicating objects are quite distinct, and "A is like B" suggesting they are practically the
- in a similar way as or in a similar way to?
For me, rephrasing to "A is constructed in a way similar to B ('s way of construction)" makes it clearer that the second statement is correct
- Is there a single word which means similar but not quite the same . . .
A book is similar to a kindle (they hold pages, pg numbers, chapters, introductions, glossary, credits, acknowledgements, information etc) Yet there are some characteristics which set them apart For instance a book is made of different materials, it does not emit light, it is not electronic, and it does not contain more "books"
- idioms - in the same vein as vs. in a similar vein to vs. along a . . .
The other options "in a similar vein to" and "along the same vein" sound a little odd to my ear I guess you'd be better off using "in a similar way to" and "along the same lines" instead
- Can I use similar to at the beginning of a sentence?
Can I use "similar to" at the beginning of a sentence? For example, Similar to the proof showing x=1, we have y=1 Or I should say "it is similar to the proof showing x=1, we have y=1"
- orthography - Any website to look up words with similar pronunciation . . .
Is there any website(s) to look up words with similar pronunciation or spelling? For example: stack, steak, stake, stick (It can help me as a non-native English speaker to learn confusing words )
- comparisons - Behaves similar to or behaves similarly to? - English . . .
In a hypothetical situation where there is a test for similarity, and two object are, when tested, found to be similar, then one could say either object behaves similar to the other
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