The fragments were obtained simi. A is constructed in a similar way as b and a is constructed in a similar way to b which one is correct, or can they both be By the way, i originally thought of the 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 same. Both are found, but there is no obvious difference in meaning
Similarity to is the preferred construction in both american and british english The corpus of contemporary american english has 332 records for similarity to and 52 for similarity with The figures for the british national corpus show a less pronounced preference, but, with corresponding figures of 105 and 34, it is still. 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
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. The difference between werewolves and vampires is similar to the difference between wolves and bats Can i use similar to at the beginning of a sentence For example, similar to the proof showing x=1, we have y=1 Or i should say it is similar to the proof showing x=1, we have y=1.
In a hypothetical situation where there is a test for similarity, and two object are, when tested, found to be similar, then one could say either object behaves similar to the other. Is there any website(s) to look up words with similar pronunciation or spelling
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