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by mundasingh123 » Sun Aug 28, 2011 10:00 am
Fractal wrote:There is nothing like/as biking on a warm day.

Like or as? Why?
Like Biking
This is because As denotes function or role . As would seem to say that there is nothing that functions as biking or serves in the role of biking
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by Jim@Grockit » Sun Aug 28, 2011 3:58 pm
"As" is a conjunction joining two equal grammatical units; it has no definition meaning "similar or equal to". "Like" is a preposition, and "biking" is its object.
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by mundasingh123 » Sun Aug 28, 2011 11:50 pm
Jim@Grockit wrote:"As" is a conjunction joining two equal grammatical units; it has no definition meaning "similar or equal to". "Like" is a preposition, and "biking" is its object.
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i came across this sentence in 1 of the study guides
Its like this
I think of You , as a friend .
Also,Is this sentence any different from
I think of You as a friend .

Here , as is used as a preposition to equate the 2nd person to a friend
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by prateek_guy2004 » Mon Aug 29, 2011 4:03 am
As will be incorrect here...

Like is similar too.....
Don't look for the incorrect things that you have done rather look for remedies....

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by Abhishek009 » Mon Aug 29, 2011 6:28 am
I think the following article can help usbetter :

https://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/li ... us-as.aspx
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by Jim@Grockit » Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:50 am
mundasingh123 wrote:
Jim@Grockit wrote:"As" is a conjunction joining two equal grammatical units; it has no definition meaning "similar or equal to". "Like" is a preposition, and "biking" is its object.
But Jim
i came across this sentence in 1 of the study guides
Its like this
I think of You , as a friend .
Also,Is this sentence any different from
I think of You as a friend .

Here , as is used as a preposition to equate the 2nd person to a friend
It's true, and "as" can also be an adverb (I'm not as smart as she is).

I think of you, as a friend suggests that the speaker is a friend, and thinks of you. It could be rewritten As a friend, I think of you to make this clearer.
I think of you as a friend suggests that the speaker thinks of you as a friend, rather than as something else.
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by mundasingh123 » Mon Aug 29, 2011 9:09 am
Jim@Grockit wrote:
mundasingh123 wrote:
Jim@Grockit wrote:"As" is a conjunction joining two equal grammatical units; it has no definition meaning "similar or equal to". "Like" is a preposition, and "biking" is its object.
But Jim
i came across this sentence in 1 of the study guides
Its like this
I think of You , as a friend .
Also,Is this sentence any different from
I think of You as a friend .

Here , as is used as a preposition to equate the 2nd person to a friend
It's true, and "as" can also be an adverb (I'm not as smart as she is).

I think of you, as a friend suggests that the speaker is a friend, and thinks of you. It could be rewritten As a friend, I think of you to make this clearer.
I think of you as a friend suggests that the speaker thinks of you as a friend, rather than as something else.
Doesnt "i think of you as a friend"imply that the speaker has friendly thoughts for the listener .what i am asking is whether the status of the speaker as a friend have any bearing upon the nature ( that could be friendly thoughts, helpful , generous )of the thoughts that the speaker has for the listener .
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by Jim@Grockit » Mon Aug 29, 2011 9:48 am
mundasingh123 wrote:
Jim@Grockit wrote:
mundasingh123 wrote:
Jim@Grockit wrote:"As" is a conjunction joining two equal grammatical units; it has no definition meaning "similar or equal to". "Like" is a preposition, and "biking" is its object.
But Jim
i came across this sentence in 1 of the study guides
Its like this
I think of You , as a friend .
Also,Is this sentence any different from
I think of You as a friend .

Here , as is used as a preposition to equate the 2nd person to a friend
It's true, and "as" can also be an adverb (I'm not as smart as she is).

I think of you, as a friend suggests that the speaker is a friend, and thinks of you. It could be rewritten As a friend, I think of you to make this clearer.
I think of you as a friend suggests that the speaker thinks of you as a friend, rather than as something else.
Doesnt "i think of you as a friend"imply that the speaker has friendly thoughts for the listener .what i am asking is whether the status of the speaker as a friend have any bearing upon the nature ( that could be friendly thoughts, helpful , generous )of the thoughts that the speaker has for the listener .
With the comma, the speaker is the friend. Without the comma, the speaker has friendly thoughts (often as opposed to other kinds of thoughts) toward "you."
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