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Peoples speak english in the teritory of having influences of England to use 'as' in the perfectly same meaning as 'like'?
2007-04-09 17:15:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
You would use "as" when comparing two things using an adjective:
He is as big as my father.
You can't run as fast as me.
You would use "like" when comparing two things when using a noun:
He is like my father, they are both big.
You are not like me, you cannot run fast.
2007-04-09 19:28:59 · answer #1 · answered by chip2001 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
people do use like or as having the meaning when they are referring to something as an example.
example: we speak the same language as england or we speak english just like the people in england.
2007-04-10 00:39:47 · answer #2 · answered by softballgrl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They have the same meaning but different functions in a sentence:
I ran like a cheetah.
I ran as fast as a cheetah.
I speak English like you.
I speak English as you do.
2007-04-10 01:04:56 · answer #3 · answered by Barry D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
usually as and like are used in the same manner...to introduce a similie...
2007-04-10 01:26:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋