- 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
- similar to or similarly to - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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
- 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"
- What is the origin of the phrase great minds think alike?
Upon using the phrase "great minds think alike" in chat today, I was informed that it is really a shortened version of "Great minds think alike, small minds rarely differ" or "Great minds think ali
- synonyms - Formal alternative for like and such as? - English . . .
In @JSBangs's answer, 'such as' introduces an example In @Robusto's comment, 'like' means Monet and other painters similar to him There is a subtle difference as when we use 'such as' the way JSBangs has, the other examples might not share similarities with the selected one
- Is there a word similar to racism when referring to an ethnic group . . .
I called out someone's comments as racist when someone decided to correct me and say that the term was incorrect According to this person, the word racism only seems to apply when referring to an
- Punctuation for the phrase including but not limited to
My choice would be: There are many activities, including, but not limited to, running, jumping and swimming The comma before including shows that a new clause, even if it’s a non-finite clause, is to follow, and the comma before but and after to, indicates a weak interruption to that clause The comma between running and jumping shows that the two are to be read as part of a list, but no
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