Re: Similar vs. Similarly

"Daniel James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> In article news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Adam Schwartz
> wrote:
> > "Similarly to the stone cameo of his wife Livia (fig. 2), this glass
> > cameo features an image of the head of Augustus in total profile."
>
> Are you trying to say that one cameo is similar to the other or that the
> two cameos portray the image similarly?
>
> The order of your words leads us to believe that you are comparing the
> cameos themselves, and so "similar" would be right -- but you seem to be
> in some confusion.
>
> If you are really talking about the way way the image is depicted (in
> profile) you might consider rewording the whole as:
>
>   The stone cameo of Augustus's wife Livia (fig. 2) features the
>   image of her head in total profile. This glass cameo similarly
>   features the head of the Emperor himself.
>
> I'm not sure that "total profile" is an improvement on "profile", or why
> you want to say "features" rather than, say, "depicts" ... but that's
> another matter entirely.
>
> Cheers,
>  Daniel.
>

What I am actually trying to say is that the cameos both depict a head in
the same manner.  In the case of the stone cameo, the head is that of Livia,
and the glass cameo depicts Augustus' head.  The point I am trying to make
is that both heads are depicted, or featured, in the same manner, and I used
the adverb to mean "featured similarly".  However, it is obvious now that my
structure does not convey my meaning clearly, so I will try to find a way to
rephrase it.

Thanks,
Adam