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by HSPA » Fri Nov 18, 2011 5:50 am
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by Jim@Grockit » Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:26 pm
"Like" is a preposition and should only be used with nouns and pronouns (a friend like him). "As" is a conjunction (as well as a preposition, pronoun, and adverb) that can join clauses.
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