Using the example "to obtain similar to or similarly to," the latter sounds very strange even though similarly is definitely being used as an adverb. The sentence: "The fragments were obtained simi...
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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 ...
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Phrase similar to "polishing a turd" but less negative Ask Question Asked 2 years, 11 months ago Modified 2 years, 3 months ago
Similar to spaghetti, linguini noodles are long and thin and adaptable to a variety of dishes. Now, try interchanging 'similarly' and 'similar to' in the examples.
15 "In the same vein as" is the most common idiom by a long shot. 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.
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Is there a single word which means " similar but not quite the same"? Yes there is! A good definition of "similar" would be "not quite the same". Therefore you are asking for a single word that means: "Similar but similar." Clearly the word is "similar". NOTES As a consequence of reading Charon's comment below, I edited my answer to the above. I see that someone (Neeku Aug 15 '14 at 15:35 ...