Re: Similar vs. Similarly

On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 02:25:36 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve Hayes)
wrote:

>On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 06:22:33 GMT, "Adam Schwartz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>wrote:
>
>>    I'm writing a paper and I can't seem to determine the correct form of
>>the word 'similar' to use in the following sentance:
>>
>>"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."
>
>Like, why not just say "like"?

That is the obvious answer, but "like" is out of favor because people
are too afraid of using it where "as" would be correct. Few people
even notice the opposite mistake, which is at least as common.

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