{"id":10612,"date":"2019-07-11T18:47:57","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T16:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=10612"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:24:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:24:58","slug":"as-and-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2019\/07\/as-and-like\/","title":{"rendered":"As and Like"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two of the most confusing words in the English language is &#8216;as&#8217; and &#8216;like&#8217;. This is because both are used to compare actions or situations. However, it is important to note some significant differences.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>USES OF &#8216;AS&#8217;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em>to talk about job or function<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I worked <strong>as a marketing specialist<\/strong> for 4 years after graduating from the university.<br \/>\nShe used her credit card <strong>as a key<\/strong> to unlock her door.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>to make comparisons (as adjective as)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You always have to be\u00a0<strong>as efficient as<\/strong>\u00a0all your other colleagues.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>as good as<\/strong>\u00a0it gets.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>to make comparisons (as conjunction followed by an independent clause)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Claire attended Harvard University, <strong>as her mother had<\/strong> before her.<br \/>\nHe&#8217;s a talented musician, <strong>as most of his friends are<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>USES OF &#8216;LIKE&#8217;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em>preposition followed by a noun or a pronoun<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>She slept <strong>like a baby<\/strong> all night.<br \/>\nAll of my friends are much <strong>like her<\/strong>.<br \/>\nHis children talk just <strong>like their<\/strong> mother.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>to make comparisons (Like and As if\/As though)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>She looks <strong>as if<\/strong> she&#8217;s been to war.<br \/>\nThey danced <strong>as though<\/strong> no one&#8217;s watching.<br \/>\nIt looks <strong>like<\/strong> your bag handle&#8217;s going to break.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Some expressions that use &#8216;as&#8217;:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>As you know<\/strong>, our boss is going to be on leave for two weeks.<br \/>\nThey tried using the application <strong>as you suggested<\/strong> but the result still wasn&#8217;t good.<br \/>\n<strong>As we agreed<\/strong>, the team will be attending the training all week.<br \/>\nOur competitor&#8217;s proposal is the same <strong>as ours!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two of the most confusing words in the English language is &#8216;as&#8217; and &#8216;like&#8217;. 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